AA APFA Contract (Unverfied) TA 2014

Tentative Agreement Version 2
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SECTION 1 - RECOGNITION AND SCOPE
A. RECOGNITION
In accordance with the American Airlines Flight Attendants' Certification Case Number R- 7401made
by the National Mediation Board on September 2, 2014, the Company hereby recognizes the
Association of Professional Flight Attendants as the duly designated and authorized representative of
the Flight Attendants in the employ of the Company for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as
amended.
B. SCOPE
1. Only American Airlines employees as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement shall be used as Flight
Attendants in accordance with Definitions, Section 2.
2. Only regularly employed American Airlines Flight Attendants shall be entitled to bid and fly all
operations outlined in Hours of Service, Section 11. As an exception, the Company may select
Flight Attendants from the American Airlines System Seniority List to participate in FAA Proving
Runs.
3. A Flight Attendant shall provide beverage and meal service as set forth in the Flight Attendant
Manual and revisions thereto. Such service shall be rendered only in the cabin of the aircraft.
C. SUCCESSORSHIP
1. The Company shall require any Successor, including, without limitation, any assignee or purchaser,
any merged company or companies, transferee, administrator, receiver, executor and/or trustee to
cause the Company (i.e., the airline entity that was acquired) to continue to be bound by all the
terms of this Agreement as a condition of any transaction that results in a Successor, subject to
applicable procedures under the Railway Labor Act. For the purposes of this Paragraph, a
Successor shall be defined as an entity that acquires or controls all or substantially all of the assets
or equity American Airlines Group or the Company through a single transaction or multi-step
related transactions (Successorship Transaction). The Company shall provide the Union with
written notice of any Successorship Transaction no later than thirty (30) days prior to the closing
of the transaction and such notice to be subject to any confidentiality restrictions that the Company
in its discretion may impose on the Union or legal requirements that may apply.
2. The Company shall give written notice of the existence of this Agreement, and a copy of this
Agreement, to any proposed Successor before the Company and the proposed Successor enter into
any arrangement or agreement with respect to a potential Successor transaction.
D. LABOR PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
1. In the event the Company is merged with another airline, the Flight Attendants covered hereunder
shall, upon such merger of the airlines, be provided labor protective provisions no less favorable
than the labor protective provisions specified by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) in the
Allegheny-Mohawk merger as specified in Section 1 (Introduction), Section 2 (Definitions),
Section 4 (Displacement Allowance), Section 5 (Dismissal Allowance), Section 6 (Benefits),
Section 7 (Lump Sum Payment in Lieu of Dismissal Allowances), Section 10 (Rearrangement of
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Forces in Anticipation of a Merger) and Section 12 (No Requirement for Employees to Accept
Employment in a Different Craft or Class) of the Allegheny-Mohawk labor protective provisions.
The moving expenses provided for in Section 8 of the Allegheny-Mohawk labor protective
provisions, shall consist of the Moving Expenses provided in Section 5 of this Agreement. In lieu
of Section 11 of the Allegheny-Mohawk labor protective provisions, the provisions of Section 23
Reduction in Force shall apply. If the Company is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during
the duration of this Agreement, the Association agrees that only Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-
Mohawk labor protective provisions will apply until one (1) year after the implementation of a
confirmed plan of reorganization in such Chapter 11 case.
2. In addition to the protections specified in Paragraph D.1., in the event the Company is merged with
another airline whose Flight Attendants are not represented by the Union, the Flight Attendants
covered hereunder shall, upon such merger of the airlines, be provided labor protective provisions
no less favorable than the labor protective provisions as contained in Sections 3 and 13 of the
Allegheny-Mohawk merger.
E. PARTIAL TRANSACTIONS
In addition to all other protections under this Agreement, if, within any twelve (12) month period while
the Agreement remains in effect, American Airlines Group or the Company sells, transfers or disposes
of assets which, net of asset purchases or acquisitions during the same twelve (12) month period,
constitute twenty percent (20%) or more of the value of the assets of the Company or American Airlines
Group (the closing of any such transaction(s) which alone or in the aggregate satisfy the aforesaid
percentage being referred to as a Triggering Event), then:
1. In the event another air carrier (a Transferee) purchases or acquires any aircraft of the Company
or American Airlines Group as part of any transaction that constitutes a Triggering Event, the Union
shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not Flight Attendants from the American Airlines
System Seniority List (the Transferring Flight Attendants) shall transfer to the Transferee and
which Flight Attendants shall transfer. The number of Transferring Flight Attendants shall be
determined by calculating the average Flight Attendant staffing on a monthly basis over the prior
twelve (12) months attributable to the aircraft transferred to the Transferee in connection with the
Triggering Event; and
2. The Company and American Airlines Group shall require any Transferee to employ the
Transferring Flight Attendants, with the integration of the Transferring Flight Attendants into the
Transferees seniority list to be governed by the Union Merger Policy if both pre-transaction flight
attendant groups are represented by the Union and otherwise by Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-
Mohawk LPPs.
F. FORCE MAJEURE AND BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
1. This Section 1.E. shall not apply to: (1) transactions made necessary by circumstances over which
the Company has no control, as defined in Section 1.F.3. below; (2) the retirement of aged assets
in the ordinary course of business; and (3) financing transactions such as sale-leasebacks where the
transferred assets continue to be used in the Companys operation.
2. If the Company is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during the duration of this Agreement,
the Union agrees that the provisions of Section 1. E., as amended, will not apply until one (1) year
after the implementation of a confirmed plan of reorganization in such Chapter 11 case.
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3. The Company will be excused from compliance with the provisions of this Section 1.E. to the
extent that a circumstance over which the Company does not have control is the cause of an asset
reduction below the levels guaranteed in Section 1.E. The term circumstance over which the
Company does not have control includes, without limitation: a natural disaster; labor dispute
grounding of a substantial number of the Companys aircraft by government agency or by voluntary
action by the Company for safety reasons in lieu thereof, which in either case could not be cured
or avoided by the Company; reduction in flying operations because of suppliers being unable to
provide sufficient critical materials for the Companys operations; revocation of the Companys
operating certificate(s); war emergency; or acts of terrorism.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 39 (Amendments to the Agreement) and Section 40
(Duration), the Labor Protective Provisions provided for in 1.Dand 1.E, herein shall not be reduced,
delayed or otherwise diminished by American Airlines Group, the Company, the Union, nor any
Successor to the Company or Union, for a period of up to and including three (3) years after the
date of any merger, acquisition, or partial transaction as described herein.
G. SEVERABILITY
Should any part or provision of the Agreement be rendered invalid by reason of any existing or
subsequently enacted legislation, such invalidation of any part or provision of this Agreement shall not
invalidate the remaining portions thereof, and they shall remain in full force and effect.
H. REMEDIES
1. The Company specifically agrees to arbitrate any grievance filed by the Union alleging violation
of this Section on an expedited basis directly before the System Board of Adjustment sitting with
a neutral member.
2. The dispute shall be heard expeditiously no later than thirty (30) days following the submission to
the System Board and decided expeditiously not later than thirty (30) days after the closing of the
hearing, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
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SECTION 3 - COMPENSATION
A. Effective_________ a Flight Attendant on the payroll as a Flight Attendant shall be paid hourly rates
as follows for all credited hours: CO AGREED 9/18/14
Years of
Service
Effective Date*
DOS DOS+12 DOS+24 DOS+36 DOS+48
1st year $23.28 $23.74 $24.22 $24.70 $25.44
2nd Year $24.69 $25.18 $25.69 $26.20 $26.99
3rd Year $26.27 $26.79 $27.33 $27.87 $28.71
4th year $27.97 $28.53 $29.10 $29.69 $30.58
5th Year $30.82 $31.43 $32.06 $32.70 $33.69
6th Year $34.90 $35.59 $36.31 $37.03 $38.14
7th Year $39.02 $39.80 $40.59 $41.40 $42.65
8th Year $40.26 $41.07 $41.89 $42.73 $44.01
9th Year $41.38 $42.20 $43.05 $43.91 $45.22
10th Year $42.92 $43.78 $44.65 $45.55 $46.91
11th Year $44.10 $44.99 $45.89 $46.80 $48.21
12th Year $46.21 $47.13 $48.07 $49.03 $50.50
13th Year $53.00 $54.06 $55.15 $56.25 $57.94
CO AGREED 9/18/14
*First day of the bid month
B. MINIMUM MONTHLY GUARANTEES
1. Each Lineholder shall receive a seventy-one (71) hour guarantee at her/his hourly rate. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
2. A Lineholder who voluntarily gives up a pairing(s) through the provisions of ETB (Electronic
Trade Board) or TTS to reduce her/his credited hours below seventy-one hours (71) shall have
her/his applicable guarantee reduced accordingly. CO AGREED 9/15/14
3. Each Reserve shall receive a seventy-five (75) hour guarantee at her/his hourly rate. COAGREED
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4. A Flight Attendant who is in active service for less than one (1) full month shall have her/his
minimum guarantee prorated as follows: CO AGREED 9/15/14
(Minimum Guarantee) (total number of days in the bid month) x the number of days on active status =
Prorated Guarantee.
75 30 day month = 2.5 75 31 day month = 2.42
C. SENIOR PAY PREMIUMS
Aircraft Type Domestic International
(IPD & NIPD)
Non-Purser
IPD Purser
E190 $1.25 $1.25
B737-800/900 $2.50 $2.50
A319/A320 $2.50 $2.50
MD80 $2.50 $2.50
A321 $3.25 $3.25 $4.75*
B757 $2.75 $3.75 $5.75
B767 $3.25 $6.50 $7.50
B777 $3.25 $6.50 $7.50
B787 $3.25 $6.50 $7.50
A330 $3.25 $6.50 $7.50
A350 $3.25 $6.50 $7.50
CO AGREED 9/18/14
NOTE: rates shown are per hour
*Domestic 3-class trans-con
D. AFT PAY PREMIUMS
Aircraft Type Domestic International
(IPD & NIPD)
B737-800/900 -- --
A319/A320 -- --
MD80 -- --
A321 -- --
B757 $1.00 $1.75
B767 $1.00 $1.75
B777 $1.00 $1.75
B787 $1.00 $1.75
A330 $1.00 $1.75
A350 $1.00 $1.75
CO AGREED 9/18/14
NOTE: rates shown are per hour
E. HOLDING TIME
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1. A Flight Attendant may be required to remain on duty with passengers on the aircraft at originating,
intermediate, and terminating stations. Such required time on duty shall be considered holding
time and shall not be considered as flight time for the purpose of flight time limitations. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
2. At originating and intermediate stations when the ground time exceeds the scheduled ground time
by thirty (30) minutes, a Flight Attendant shall receive seven dollars ($7.00) per hour or fraction
thereof, for all time spent with passengers, excluding ground time. CO AGREED 9/15/14
3. At crew change stations when required to remain with passengers while waiting for replacements
beyond forty-five (45) minutes, a Flight Attendant shall receive seven dollars ($7.00) per hour or
fraction thereof. CO AGREED 9/15/14
Holding Time Examples
Example 1)
Originating flight/originating crew scheduled departure - 0700; actual departure - 0735. A :35
minute holding claim is applicable. The Flight Attendant would receive seven dollars ($7.00) of
ground holding pay. CO AGREED 9/15/14
Example 2)
Through flight/through crew (no posted delay). Scheduled arrival - 0630; actual arrival - 0700;
scheduled departure - 0715; actual departure - 0730. No holding claim results from this example;
however, if the actual departure time would have been 0746 then a :31 minute holding claim would
have resulted. CO AGREED 9/15/14
Example 3)
Through flight/through crew (posted delay). Actual arrival - 0700; posted delay in departure time
- 0720; actual departure - 0751. A :31 minute holding claim is applicable, i.e., holding pay is
triggered :31 minutes after the posted departure. The Flight Attendant would receive seven dollars
($7.00) of ground-holding pay. CO AGREED 9/15/14
Example 4)
Through flight/crew change (assuming late arrival of inbound flight). Holding claim triggered :31
minutes after the posted departure. The Flight Attendant would receive seven dollars ($7.00) of
ground-holding pay. CO AGREED 9/15/14
Example 5)
Originating flight/originating crew scheduled departure 0700; actual departure 0805. A 1:05
minute holding claim is applicable. The Flight Attendant would receive two (2) hours of ground
holding pay. The Flight attendant would receive fourteen dollars ($14.00) of ground-holding pay.
CO AGREED 9/15/14
F. UNDERSTAFFING PAY
Should a flight be dispatched with fewer than the number of Flight Attendants required by the staffing
parameters in Section 10 of this Agreement, each Flight Attendant working the flight will be
compensated at the rate of ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) per credited hour, prorated to the nearest
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minute. In addition, the Flight Attendants operating these flights/sequences may use expedited service
procedures. CO AGREED 9/18/14
G. INTERNATIONAL PAY
1. A Flight Attendant on an International Premium Destination (IPD) sequence will receive
International Pay for all operating or deadheading segments scheduled in such sequence. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
2. A Flight Attendant will be paid three dollars ($3.00) for each hour or fraction thereof flown,
prorated to the nearest minute, on Non-International Premium Destination (NIPD) flights. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
3. A Flight Attendant will be paid three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) for each hour or fraction
thereof flown, prorated to the nearest minute, on IPD sequences. CO AGREED 9/18/14
H. JURY DUTY PAY
1. If a Jury Duty summons is submitted to the Company before the PBS awards are final, a planned
absence will be added for the day the Flight Attendant must appear/call in for jury duty and the
following day. The Flight Attendant will receive a daily credit at the rate of four hours fifteen
minutes (4:15) pay and credit per day. CO AGREED 9/15/4
2. If a jury duty summons is submitted to the Company after PBS awards are final and such jury duty
assignment conflicts with a scheduled pairing, training day or day of availability the Flight
Attendant will be paid at the daily rate for the day scheduled to appear/call in for jury duty and the
following day. CO AGREED 9/15/14
3. If the Flight Attendant is required to remain on call or is required to report for jury duty and the
Flight Attendant is on duty or has a pairing conflict, the Flight Attendant will be paid the daily
credit for each day of the jury duty obligation. If a Flight Attendant is released from jury duty after
1200, she/he shall be eligible for pay protection at the daily rate for the following day (assuming
the pairing that was given up was operated on such date) but not thereafter. CO AGREED 9/15/14
4. A Lineholder who is serving on jury duty for a full month will be paid to her/his applicable monthly
maximum. A Reserve serving on jury duty for a full month will be paid on the basis of pairings
missed as described above. In no case would such Reserve be paid and credited less than her/his
applicable monthly guarantee, and in no case more than her/his applicable monthly maximum. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
5. If, through any combination of a Flight Attendants scheduled duty with the Company and jury
duty, she/he is not provided with at least one (1) calendar day off in seven (7), such Flight Attendant
shall have the right to move her/his scheduled day(s) off as necessary to provide the required
minimum one (1) day off. CO AGREED 9/15/14
I. DRUG TESTING
A Flight Attendant will be paid fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each random drug or alcohol test she/he is
required to undergo after her/his release from duty. There will be no credit associated with the test or
the payment. CO AGREED 9/15/14
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J. FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKER PREMIUM PAY
1. A Speaker Flight Attendant will be paid at two dollars ($2.00) an hour, prorated to the nearest
minute, in addition to any other pay and applicable premiums, for all credit hours on any flight
segment requiring her/his language skills. The Speaker premium will apply to all hours on
deadhead flights. CO AGREED 9/18/14
2. International premium of three dollars ($3.00) or three dollars seventy-five cents ($3.75) an hour,
as applicable, in addition to the Speaker premium of two dollars ($2.00) an hour, shall apply to
International segments for which the Flight Attendants language skills are required. COAGREED
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3. A Speaker Flight Attendant, qualified in the language specified for the required Speaker positions
on a flight segment, who is on the flight but not filling a required Speaker position, will be paid
two dollars ($2.00) an hour, prorated to the nearest minute, in addition to any other pay and
applicable premiums, for all credit hours on any segment matching her/his language skills. CO
AGREED 9/18/14
K. HOLIDAY PAY
In addition to all other compensation, a Flight Attendant working on a sequence which touches a
Compensated Holiday, i.e., Thanksgiving Day, December 25
th
(Christmas Day) and/or January 1
st
(New Years Day), shall be paid seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per holiday. CO AGREED 9/18/14
L. PREMIUMS FOR PAID TIME OFF
Flight Attendants who are on sick leave, bereavement leave, settling days or jury duty are not entitled
to senior, aft lead, galley, Speaker, CRAF or International premiums. Flight Attendants will receive
each applicable senior, aft lead, galley, Speaker, CRAF and International pay premium for vacation
hours only if the credit hours in her/his primary line or PBS award, as applicable, are inclusive of 100%
of any single premium(s), e.g. 100% Speaker, 100% senior, 100% aft lead, etc. CO AGREED 9/18/14
M. ATC HOLD/ACTUAL "OUT" TIME (CODE 59)
1. Pay and Credit for Delayed Engine Start. When the captain elects to delay starting engines due to
quoted takeoff delays, flight time, at the option of the captain, will be considered to begin at the
time the aircraft would normally have departed. Such delay time is not included in block hour
limitations as defined in Article 7.J., however, it shall apply for pay and credit purposes and
monthly credited time. Pay and credit under this provision shall not run concurrently with the
holding time compensation as provided in Article 3.I. CO AGREED 9/18/14
2. Actual Out Time (Code 59). In the following delay situations, flight time pay and credit for
affected Flight Attendants will begin prior to the actual out time based on the time established by
the Captain as provided herein, and the affected Flight Attendants will receive the greater of the
scheduled block to block time or the delay time plus actual block time. In addition, such delay time
will not be included in the block hour calculations as provided in Article 7.J., nor will flight time
pay and credit as defined below, run concurrently with any holding time or ground time
compensations as provided in by Article 3.J., of this Agreement. CO AGREED 9/18/14
a. In the event of a delay at the gate awaiting pushback, powerback or taxiout due to airport
congestion caused by other aircraft or vehicular traffic, flight time pay and credit will begin at
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the time the aircraft was ready for immediate departure in all respects except for clearance from
ramp or ground control, as determined by the Captain. CO AGREED 9/18/14
b. In the event of a delay at the gate caused by the de-icing of the aircraft performed at the gate,
flight time pay and credit will begin at the time the aircraft was ready for immediate departure
in all respects except for clearance from ramp or ground control, as determined by the Captain.
CO AGREED 9/18/14
c. In the event maintenance is performed on the aircraft after departure from the gate but prior to
take-off, and thereafter take-off is performed without returning to the gate, flight time pay and
credit will begin from the original time of departure from the gate, including the time spent
while having maintenance performed. In addition, in the event the aircraft taxis or is towed
from the gate to have maintenance performed and thereafter performs a take-off without
returning to a gate, flight time pay and credit will begin from the original time of taxi or tow
from the gate, including the time spent while having maintenance performed. CO AGREED
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d. In the event of a delay at the gate awaiting pushback, powerback or taxiout due to congestion
with deicing operations off the gate, flight time pay and credit will begin at the time the aircraft
was ready for immediate departure in all respects except for clearance from ramp or ground
control, as determined by the Captain. CO AGREED 9/18/14
N. DIVERSION PAY
When a flight is diverted and the aircraft is not blocked in at a gate, and/or passenger egress is
prohibited, each Flight Attendant shall receive full flight time pa y and credit for all such time on
board. Such flight time will not be included in the block hour calculation as provided in Section XX
of the Basic Agreement nor will flight time pay and credit run concurrently with any holding time or
ground time compensation as provided in Section XX of this Agreement. CO AGREED 9/18/14
O. MONTHLY METHOD OF PAY
1. Flight Attendants shall be paid semimonthly (24 pay checks per year) on the 15
th
and 30
th
of each
month except as specified below in Paragraph P.3. CO AGREED 9/18/14
2. A Flight Attendants pay on the thirtieth (30
th
) of the month shall be equal to thirty-seven and one
half (37.5) hours (one half of Reserve Guarantee). The balance of pay due will be paid on the
fifteenth (15
th
) of the following month. CO AGREED 9/18/14
3. If the 30
th
pay date falls on a weekend or a banking holiday, the pay date will become the preceding
business day. If the 15
th
falls on a weekend or banking holiday, the pay date will become the
following business day. CO AGREED 9/18/14
4. Provided the Company continues to distribute Flight Attendant paychecks, pay advices and payroll
summaries via the U.S. Mail, a reasonable effort will be made to place such documents into the
mail system within three (3) days prior to the applicable pay date. Upon an employees request, a
stop payment will be placed for any check not received by the 3
rd
business day following the pay
date. Areplacement check or pay card will be issued within forty eight (48) hours of a stop payment
request. CO AGREED 9/18/14
5. A Flight Attendant may, upon completion of the proper forms provided by the Company, elect to
receive her/his pay through pay card or direct deposit to the financial institution of her/his choice
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(subject to such financial institution being capable of receiving direct deposit). CO AGREED
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6. The Company reserves the right to mandate electronic pay stubs, pay summaries, direct deposit,
pay cards and W-2s in those states which allow any or all options. Should pay stubs and summaries
be issued electronically, the Company will provide twelve (12) months of history provided the
system allows for the retention of data for twelve (12) months. CO AGREED 9/18/14
7. The Company shall make payroll deductions consistent with the applicable law and the provisions
of Paragraph Q., below. CO AGREED 9/18/14
P. PAY DISCREPANCIES
1. When there is a shortage equivalent to two (2) hours of pay or less in a Flight Attendants paycheck,
such amount shall be added to his/her next check once the matter is resolved. CO AGREED
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2. When there is a shortage equivalent to more than two (2) hours of pay but not exceeding five (5)
hours of pay, such amount shall be issued through a special check, if requested, and mailed to the
Flight Attendant by U.S. Mail, within five (5) days following resolution of the matter. Upon
request, the Flight Attendant may make arrangements to pick up a payroll card at a domicile or a
check at the Corporate payroll office. CO AGREED 9/18/14
3. When there is a shortage exceeding five (5) hours of pay in a Flight Attendants paycheck, and
once such matter has been resolved, a special check or pay card will be issued if requested, and
forwarded to the Flight Attendant by overnight mail, except where the shortage is due to the Flight
Attendants negligence or mistake. Upon request, the Flight Attendant may make arrangements to
pick up a payroll card at a domicile or a check at the Corporate payroll office. CO AGREED
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4. The above Paragraph Q.3 shall not apply to payroll irregularities of a system or domicile nature
involving multiple employees; however, in such circumstances, the Company will make every
reasonable effort to expedite the necessary corrective action. CO AGREED 9/18/14
Q. OVERPAYMENTS
1. If a Flight Attendant is overpaid, her/his options shall be one of the following:
a. A newcheck shall be written immediately, or as soon as practicable, unless the Flight Attendant
already cashed the paycheck. CO AGREED 9/18/14
b. Reimburse the Company the total amount that she/he was overpaid. CO AGREED 9/18/14
c. Reimburse the Company through payroll deductions spread equally over two (2) months for
overpayments less than or equal to $250.00 and over four (4) months for overpayments greater
than $250.00. CO AGREED 9/18/14
2. Upon request of the Flight Attendant, the Company shall meet with her/him and review the payroll
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records substantiating the overpayment. CO AGREED 9/18/14
R. Flight Attendants shall be transitioned to the payroll schedule specified in this Section. Such Flight
Attendants will be given a minimum of ninety days notice prior to the bid month of the transition. CO
AGREED 9/18/14
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SECTION 4 - EXPENSES
A. PER DIEM
1. A Flight Attendant shall be paid expenses for meals for each trip hour, prorated to the nearest
minute, in accordance with the following rates: (Agreed Company Comprehensive 9.18.14)
Effective Date Domestic International
$2.10 $2.40
1/1/2017 $2.15 $2.45
1/1/2019 $2.20 $2.50
2. International expenses shall apply to all service to and from international destinations.
Examples: 1) CLT-PHL-BDA: The PHL-BDA segment would pay international
expenses. UNION AGREED 5/14/14
2) MIA-GIG-MIA: All segments would pay international expenses. UNION
AGREED 5/14/14
3. A Flight Attendant assigned to training away from her/his crew base shall be paid expenses for
meals at the above rates per hour for all hours away from her/his crew base including the check-
in/check-out time for the deadhead to/from recurrent training.(Agreed Company Comprehensive
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4. A Flight Attendant awarded or assigned to training at her/his crew base, shall be paid per diem for
all actual hours in training, excluding Distance Learning. (Agreed Company Comprehensive
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5. Per diem will not apply to Distance Learning. CO AGREED 5/13/14
6. A Flight Attendant, when away from her/his crew base at places other than regular system layover
stations, shall be paid reasonable actual expenses for meals or the above rates for each trip hour,
whichever is greater. CO AGREED 5/13/14
7. If a Flight Attendant is assigned a trip while on Reserve standby, the Flight Attendant shall receive
per diem from the commencement of Reserve standby until the Flight Attendant is released in
her/his crew base at the end of the assigned sequence. (Agreed Company Comprehensive
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B. SPECIAL
1. A Flight Attendant assigned by the Company to duty away from her/his crew base on a temporary
or special basis, such as recruitment or publicity/promotional assignments, shall be reimbursed for
all reasonable actual expenses incurred, substantiated by receipts when required. CO AGREED
5/13/14
2. If such duty assignment is to exceed seven (7) nights, the Company will advance the Flight
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Attendant reasonable estimated expenses. Such a request must be made in writing to Flight Service
at least five (5) business days before the scheduled departure. If the Flight Attendant is given less
than five (5) business days notice of the assignment, the Flight Attendant may request an advance
and shall receive the advance as soon as practicable. For an assignment of less than seven (7) days,
the Company shall consider issuing the advance on a case by case basis. CO AGREED 5/13/14
C. CREW MEALS
1. Crew meals will be provided to Flight Attendants working an International Premium Destination
(IPD) sequence originating at PHL and/or CLT. Such meals will be the same as those provided to
the Pilots working the flight. (Agreed Company Comprehensive 9.18.14)
2. Crew meals will be provided when the flight time (block hours) is scheduled to exceed twelve (12)
hours. Such crew meals on these flights will consist of the following: (Agreed Company
Comprehensive 9/18/14)
a. Long-Range:
Business Class Entre/First Class Bulk Salad/Main Cabin Follow-On
b. Extended Long Range:
Business Class Entre/First Class Bulk Salad with Main Cabin tray set-up
Main Cabin Entree with Main Cabin tray set-up
(Agreed Company Comprehensive 9.18.14)
D. PARKING
1. All Flight Attendants, local based and commuting, shall receive a Company paid parking permit at:
a. such Flight Attendants base; or (Agreed Comprehensive Proposal I v.7, 8/14/14)
b. the American or American Eagle station of the Flight Attendants choice. (Agreed
Comprehensive Proposal I v.7, 8/14/14)
c. At base stations with multiple airports, stickers or permits may be issued for one (1) or all
locations upon request. If insufficient permits are available to provide one for each Flight
Attendant desiring them, permits will be assigned in system seniority order at each issuance
date. (CO AGREED 6/5/14)
2. To the extent that a Flight Attendant does not receive a permit as provided in paragraph 1. above,
then the Company will reimburse the Flight Attendant for parking expenses up to the amount of
the cost of such permits at the Flight Attendants base. For example, a Flight Attendant is based at
DFWand desires a parking permit at SAN. Permits are not available at SAN. The Flight Attendant
is entitled to be reimbursed for parking expenses up to an amount equal to the cost of parking
permits at the Flight Attendants base, which is DFW. (Agreed Comprehensive Proposal I v.7,
8/14/14)
3. To the extent that a Flight Attendant desires to purchase a second parking permit, such purchase
will be permitted. The Company will pay for the less expensive of the two permits that the Flight
Attendant receives. For example a MIA based Flight Attendant has a DFW permit, but also desires
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a MIA parking permit. The Flight Attendant can obtain both permits, and the Company will pay
for the less expensive of the two. (Agreed Comprehensive Proposal I v.7, 8/14/14)
4. The Flight Attendant shall make the election to change her/his parking allowance upon changing
crew bases or residence of record. (Union Agreed 6/10/14)
5. CLAIM FORM SUBMITTAL
In accordance with Company policy, expense claims must be submitted within sixty (60) days of
the occurrence. UNION AGREED 5/14/14
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SECTION 5 - MOVING EXPENSES
A. QUALIFYING FOR EXPENSES
The Company shall provide a paid move from a Flight Attendants residence under the following
circumstances:
1. Original vacancies upon opening of a new crew base or reestablished crew base, or new vacancies
created within the first twelve (12) months after crew base opening.
2. Crew base closure.
3. Displacements from crew bases for any reason.
4. A Flight Attendant recalled to a crew base other than the crew base from which she/he was
furloughed shall be paid moving expenses if she/he accepts the first recall to which she/he is
eligible.
5. If a Flight Attendant on a leave of absence, or any inactive status, would have otherwise been
entitled to a paid move, she/he will be entitled to such a paid move upon return to active status.
Time on a leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) days will not be counted for purposes of the
three (3) year time limit as specified in Paragraph E.1., below.
B. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES
Moving expenses for Paragraph A., above, shall be arranged and paid for by the Company in accordance
with the following:
1. Reasonable actual moving expenses (not to exceed one hundred and ten percent (110%) of movers
estimate) for household and personal effects up to sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds excluding
boats, boat trailers, camping and utility trailers that cannot be transported in the movers van,
lumber, cordwood and similarly unusual items.
2. Covered expenses will include the cost of packing, crating, unpacking, disconnection and
reconnection of appliances (appliances will consist of the following: stove, microwave, convection
oven, washer, dryer, refrigerator, television and antenna, computer equipment [excluding ISP],
deep freeze and air conditioner).
3. Movement of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds will be considered on an individual
basis.
4. Storage reimbursement up to thirty (30) days.
5. Insurance up to $3.50 per pound.
6. Expenses for vehicle moving shall be paid at twenty-five cents ($.25) per mile for one (1) or two
(2) vehicles, provided they are registered in the name of the Flight Attendant, Flight Attendants
spouse, domestic partner and/or Flight Attendants dependent(s), for a distance no greater than the
shortest American Auto Association mileage between crew bases from which and to which she/he
is being transferred. Expenses will be provided as specified in Paragraph D. 5. below. Such car(s)
must be moved within one hundred eighty (180) days of the move of household effects to be eligible
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for reimbursement under this provision. Verification of travel must be provided, using either dated
gas or toll receipts, or service station odometer vouchers. Reimbursement for parking and tolls will
be provided if substantiated by receipts. If the distance between crew bases is greater than one
thousand two hundred (1,200) miles, the Flight Attendant may elect to ship up to two (2) vehicles
by car carrier. The total number of vehicles covered under either option shall not exceed two (2).
7. A Flight Attendant who resides in a single unit mobile home will receive, in lieu of the movement
of household goods in B.1.and B.3., reasonable actual expenses including, but not limited to the
cost of packing household goods within the unit and unblocking at the present location and blocking
and unpacking household goods at the new location, and insurance for the transport of such mobile
home. Such Flight Attendant will be eligible for all other expenses specified in this Section. The
Company will pay for normal hook up of gas and/or electricity excluding any deposit requirements
or rewiring of utility lines to the mobile home location. The Flight Attendant is responsible for
road-worthy conditions, necessary road repairs and compliance with state and local laws.
8. In the event a Flight Attendant who qualifies for a paid move in accordance with this Section must
break her/his lease, the Company shall reimburse the Flight Attendant for lease cancellation fees
and for up to one (1) months rent and the non-refundable security deposit provided the Flight
Attendant does not renew the lease beyond the lease expiration date in effect on the effective date
of the displacement. To obtain reimbursement, the Flight Attendant must attach the following
documents to the relocation reimbursement form submitted to the Company:
a. Copy of the original lease.
b. Copy of the letter notifying the landlord of the intention to terminate the lease.
c. Written confirmation from the landlord outlining the fees collected for lease cancellation.
The Company will not reimburse penalties or expenses incurred as a result of the following:
forfeiture of deposit for damages or other causes, failure to provide the landlord with written notice
of intent to vacate, damage, repair, or vacating condition requirements.
C. HOUSE FINDING FOR COMPANY PAID MOVES
A Flight Attendant will be given passes in accordance with the Companys Relocation policy.
D. SETTLING DAYS
1. Upon request, the Company shall provide a Flight Attendant with five (5) consecutive calendar
days free of all duty, three (3) days of which shall be paid and credited at the value of a variable
minimum day as specified in Section 11, Hours of Service, for the purpose of relocating. A Flight
Attendant claiming settling days will not be eligible for any premium pay. A Lineholder shall not
be responsible for making up any lost time due to trips missed that were dropped from the Flight
Attendants line, including any adjustments made prior to the award of settling days.
2. The request for settling days pursuant to Paragraph D.1., above, must be made in advance to Crew
Scheduling and the Company will honor the five (5) days requested by the Flight Attendant,
provided adequate reserve coverage is available on such days.
3. In the event the Company is able to grant the settling days requested by the Flight Attendant,
payment for such settling days will be in accordance with Paragraph D.1., above.
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4. In the event the Company is unable to grant the specific settling days requested by the Flight
Attendant, alternate settling days will be provided as close to the days initially requested by the
Flight Attendant, and settling expenses as specified in Paragraph D.5., belowwill be paid until such
five (5) consecutive calendar days free from all duty are given.
5. Settling and en-route expenses will consist of reasonable actual expenses, when substantiated by
receipts for a Flight Attendant and her/his family members incurred for meals, lodging and
telephone calls. Extraordinary expenses will be allowed as circumstances indicate.
6. The provisions of Paragraphs D.1. through D.5., above, shall not be utilized to reduce subsequent
days off.
E. GENERAL
The payment of moving expenses shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. The move must be completed within three (3) years of the effective date of the transfer. The date
of the move will be the date the mover loads the household effects where the move originates.
2. The Flight Attendants new residence (as defined in Paragraph H. below) must be located within
two hundred (200) miles of the Flight Attendants new crew base. If another employee group is
allowed greater than two hundred (200) miles, the greater distance will be extended to Flight
Attendants.
3. The distance between the Flight Attendants old residence and the new residence must be the lesser
of: (x) fifty (50) miles, or (y) fifty percent (50%) of the distance between the crew base from which
and to which the Flight Attendant is being transferred.
4. A Flight Attendant who has been granted a Company paid move prior to the date of signing of this
Agreement shall be governed by the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement
in effect at the time the Flight Attendant became eligible for the Company paid move.
5. When mutually agreeable, the above limitations may be extended due to unusual circumstances.
6. In the event a Flight Attendant becomes eligible for moving expenses under this Section 5 more
than one time prior to exercising her/his right to expenses for the first event triggering such
eligibility, then such Flight Attendant may receive expenses for no more than one (1) move under
this Section. When such Flight Attendant elects to move, she/he shall notify the Company which
of the displacement events for which she/he is eligible in accordance with Paragraph A, above,
shall be used for expense reimbursement under this Paragraph.
F. VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS
1. A Flight Attendant transferred from one crew base to another at her/his own request or as a result
of a priority return will bear her/his own expenses, except free available space on Company
transportation facilities for the shipping of personal belongings shall be furnished to the extent
permitted by law.
2. Upon Flight Attendant request, the Company shall provide a Flight Attendant who voluntarily
transfers to another crew base with five (5) consecutive calendar days free of all duty for the
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purpose of relocating. Such settling days shall be provided subject to coverage requirements, but
shall not be subject to payment for time lost or any expenses incurred.
G. NEW HIRES
Upon completion of initial Flight Attendant training and until five (5) consecutive settling days, as
provided in Paragraph D.1., above, are completed, the Company shall provide Flight Attendants with
the following:
1. Acceptable hotel accommodations in accordance with Section 6.
2. Per diem at the applicable rate provided in Section 4, Expenses. The foregoing per diem shall be
offset by per diem paid while on duty.
H. DEFINITIONS
Residence shall mean residential property occupied by the Flight Attendant and will not apply to
commercial property, vacation property, or unimproved property. Residential property for purposes of
this Paragraph shall mean urban, suburban, or rural property that the Flight Attendant occupies as
her/his residence. Any crops, livestock, implements, or commercial undertakings that may be
associated or contained on such premises will not be subject to these provisions. Further, when a
commercial enterprise is an integral part of the Flight Attendants residence or the property on which
it is situated, these provisions will not apply.
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SECTION 6 - CREW ACCOMMODATIONS
A. UNION HOTEL COMMITTEE
1. A Hotel/Motel/Transportation Committee, made up of representatives of the APFA and the
Company, will be established and shall meet as needed to review and resolve all Flight Attendant
feedback relating to lodging accommodations and transportation for Flight Attendants. AGREED
5/13/14
2. Guidelines for the selection of hotels, motels and transportation shall include the safety and security
of the transportation vehicles, rooms and hotel locations; the cleanliness and quietness of the
accommodations, and the adequacy of the eating facilities. The following procedures will be used
in the selection of hotel/motel accommodations and associated transportation: AGREED 5/13/14
a. The APFA's National Hotel Coordinator and/or her/his designee(s) will meet quarterly with the
representatives of the Company, or more frequently, if needed, to review the suitability of
hotel/motel accommodations and associated transportation for Flight Attendants. The parties
intend that the APFA's National Hotel Department representative(s) be given the opportunity
to consult with and make recommendations to the Company on the selection and suitability of
accommodations and associated transportation. AGREED 5/13/14
b. When changing or selecting accommodations, the Company will prepare a list of hotels/motels
being considered and provide such list to the APFA. If requested, the Company will also
provide a list of all companies from whom bids were requested and all companies who
submitted bids. Lists provided to the APFA will not include any details or pricing information.
The APFA will have the opportunity to add facilities to the list of those being considered. The
parties will jointly inspect the proposed facilities (including any added to the list by the APFA).
The Company will provide the APFA with a minimum of ten (10) days notice of any city or
cities to be reviewed. AGREED 5/13/14
c. The Company will consider all recommendations of the APFA and then select the facility to
be used from those that are mutually acceptable to the Company and the APFA. It is the intent
of the parties that representatives of the Company and the APFA's National Hotel Department
reach agreement on the selection of the hotel/motel accommodations. If, however, there are no
mutually acceptable facilities, the Company and the President of the APFA (or her/his
designee) will meet to attempt to agree on a facility. If the Company and the President of the
APFA (or her/his designee) cannot reach agreement, the Company will make the final
determination. AGREED 5/13/14
d. If the Company receives a report from the APFA's National Hotel Department of a problem
with a facility or associated transportation arrangement, the Company will promptly investigate
the reported problem and respond to the APFA within fifteen (15) calendar days on the results
of its investigation and the actions being taken to resolve the problems that are confirmed by
the Company. AGREED 5/13/14
e. Subject to the limitations of Paragraph 2.b. above, the Company and the APFA National Hotel
Department will make available to each other all information reasonably calculated to assist in
decisions regarding hotel/motel accommodations, including but not limited to any reports
received from Flight Attendants. AGREED 5/13/14
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3. The Company will make every effort to avoid delays in room assignments at all hotels/motels.
AGREED 5/13/14
4. The Union Hotel Committee Chairperson, or her/his designee, shall be released from duty to inspect
any hotels contemplated under this Section. When the Company requests that a Union Hotel
Committee member conduct hotel inspections in lieu of sending a Company representative, any
pay lost because of the release from duty shall be paid by the Company and the Hotel Committee
member shall be provided with positive space on-line transportation to conduct the hotel inspection.
Otherwise, the Union shall be responsible for the Hotel Committee members flight pay loss. The
Company shall provide positive space transportation for one (1) Union Hotel Committee member
for all hotel inspections. AGREED 5/14/14
B. LODGING
1. The Company shall provide a comfortable, safe and clean single occupancy hotel room to a Flight
Attendant when:
a. a Flight Attendant has a scheduled or unscheduled layover; AGREED 5/13/14
b. scheduled ground time exceeds four (4) hours (block to block); AGREED 5/13/14
c. unscheduled ground time is projected to exceed four (4) hours (block to block); UNION
AGREED 5/15/15
d. on an On-Duty All Nighter (ODAN) pairing with ground time of four (4) hours or more, block
to block, the room will be scheduled when the pairing is constructed. AGREED 5/13/14
2. A Flight Attendant on a sequence containing an ODAN (On-Duty All Nighter) duty pairing shall
be provided overnight accommodations at an airport hotel if one exists and provided such property
is consistent with the comparable properties used for short overnights. If an airport hotel is not
available, the Company shall work with the Union Hotel Committee to select a suitable hotel for
such ODANs as close to the airport as possible. (Agreed Comprehensive Proposal I v.7, 8/4/14)
(Modified 9/19/14)
3. In selecting hotels, the Company and the Union Hotel Committee shall consider the following:
a. Hotels with twenty-four (24) hour restaurants or room service with discounted crew menus or
twenty-four (24) hour transportation service to nearby restaurants; AGREED 5/13/14
b. Hotels with rooms for Flight Attendants as follows: on the second or higher floor, on the same
floor, with queen or king-size beds, with doors that open to an indoor hallway and are removed
from elevators, ice machines, and other noise sources, and have effective sound-proofing; are
away from stairwells and emergency exit doors; with effective blackout curtains, self-
controlled quiet heating and air conditioning systems and on non-smoking floors (individual
crew members may request to be assigned to smoking rooms based on availability); AGREED
5/13/14
c. Availability of a separate crew sign-in sheet and crew rooms that will be immediately available
upon arrival of the crew; AGREED 5/13/14
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d. Hotels with unblocked telephones, free local calls, no charge for making toll-free calls and no
long distance access charges, free hairdryers, coffee-makers, irons and ironing-boards;
AGREED 5/13/14
e. Free high-speed or Wi-Fi internet access; AGREED 5/13/14
f. Safe and secure transportation for the crew members and their luggage; AGREED 5/13/14
g. Hotels with adequate guest security; AGREED 5/13/14
h. Hotels with exercise facilities; AGREED 5/13/14
i. Responsiveness to concerns raised; AGREED 5/13/14
j. Problems with current renovation or construction; and, AGREED 5/13/14
k. Non-stop transportation to and from the airport. AGREED 5/13/14
4. In the event that regularly assigned lodging is not available or if the crew is diverted to other than
the scheduled layover, the Company shall provide other like lodging. If the Company is not able
to secure like lodging, the Flight Attendant will be allowed reasonable, actual expenses for other
like lodging, substantiated by a receipt. AGREED 5/13/14
5. If a hotel with an existing contract is undergoing renovation or construction, the Union Hotel
Committee and the Company will, upon request of the Union, meet to determine the suitability of
the hotel in situations where the renovation interferes with crew rest or safety. AGREED 5/13/14
6. Flight Attendants will be offered the same hotel list as Pilots unless the Union Hotel Committee
objects to a particular hotel, in which case Paragraph B.8., above, will apply. AGREED 5/14/14
(MODIFIED 9/19/14)
C. TRANSPORTATION
1. The Company shall provide transportation at all layover stations. AGREED 5/13/14
2. At points other than the Flight Attendants crew base, where the Companys scheduled or
prearranged transportation is not available within twenty (20) minutes after such is requested by
the Flight Attendant, the Flight Attendant will be authorized to take alternate transportation to the
hotel. On overnights scheduled for less than ten hours and thirty minutes (10:30), transportation
shall be available within ten (10) minutes and the twenty (20) minute wait set forth above shall not
apply. AGREED 5/13/14
a. The expense for the transportation shall be paid by the hotel; or AGREED 5/13/14
b. If the hotel refuses to pay for alternate transportation, the Flight Attendant shall pay for the
transportation and be reimbursed by the Company or the Company may provide a cab
voucher. AGREED 5/13/14
c. Reimbursement shall be made on the paycheck containing the pay exceptions for the month
following the submission of the expense. The Company may require receipts to be submitted
from a Flight Attendant seeking reimbursement. AGREED 5/13/14
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3. When authorized by Crew Schedule, actual expenses for round-trip cab transportation within a
ninety (90) minute radius of the airport will be allowed when substantiated by appropriate receipts
when a Flight Attendant is called to duty, and agrees to report with less than two (2) hours notice
prior to the scheduled departure of a flight. Exceptions will be considered on an individual basis.
In lieu of cab transportation, the Company will reimburse reasonable expenses for short-term
parking (i.e., daily parking if available; if not available hourly parking). AGREED 5/13/14
4. At a crew base, a Flight Attendant will be allowed actual transportation charges substantiated by
receipts if the flight on which she/he is assigned terminates between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. as a
result of late operation. AGREED 5/13/14
5. At a crewbase where there is an employee bus service scheduled, a Flight Attendant will be allowed
actual parking charges for a non-premium public parking area when substantiated by a receipt if
the employee bus transportation is not available (not scheduled to operate) during periods when
flights terminate or originate including the reporting period. AGREED 5/13/14
D. GENERAL
1. A Flight Attendant will not be required to provide a credit card in order to check-in to the hotel.
AGREED 5/13/14
2. Each Flight Attendant shall pay for any incidental charges (e.g., telephone calls, in-room movie
rental, etc.) prior to checking out of the hotel. All expenses (e.g., restaurant, lounge, room service,
laundry/dry cleaning, etc.) must be paid at the time the services are rendered unless credit
arrangements have been individually established by the Flight Attendant with the hotel upon check-
in. It is the Flight Attendants responsibility to resolve any discrepancies in incidental charges at
the time of check-out. AGREED 5/14/14
3. Hotels, hotel phone numbers, van/limo service providers and van/limo service phone numbers will
be listed in the bid packet and the Crew Management System. In the event there is a change in
layover accommodations, the Flight Attendant shall be notified of the change as soon as possible.
A Reserve Flight Attendant who has been advised to proceed directly to the gate area for a trip shall
be notified of her/his crew accommodations and van/limo service provider prior to departure.
AGREED 5/13/14
4. The Company shall arrange for crew hotels to provide an appropriate crew meal on Thanksgiving,
Christmas Day and New Years Day, in the event on-site or local restaurants are closed. AGREED
5/13/14
5. Crew Schedule will not release information to third parties concerning the Flight Attendants
schedule unless authorized by the Flight Attendant. The Flight Attendant is responsible for
providing hotel locations and phone numbers to her/his family members. In cases of emergency,
Crew Schedule will relay messages to Flight Attendants as soon as possible. AGREED 5/13/14
6. If a Flight Attendant chooses not to stay at her/his assigned hotel, she/he must advise Crew
Schedule no later than one (1) hour after the release time of the duty period and must provide a
contact number where she/he can be reached. This provision will only apply to destinations outside
the contiguous United States as long as a toll free number is provided for those destinations. If a
toll free number is not provided, the Flight Attendant must notify another crew member on the
pairing. AGREED 5/13/14
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7. A Flight Attendant assigned to the same hotel for two (2) or three (3) consecutive nights must
check in and out daily prior to a commencing a duty period, except while on a TDY assignment.
AGREED 5/13/14
E. FLIGHT ATTENDANT CREW LOUNGES
1. The Company shall provide a crew lounge at each crew base. AGREED 5/13/14
2. The crew lounge at each crew base shall be clean, properly lighted, properly heated and air
conditioned, well ventilated, and contain chairs, tables, computers and telephones. AGREED
5/13/14
3. The Company will consult with the Union Hotel Committee when establishing a new Flight
Attendant lounge or making a major change to an existing Flight Attendant lounge. AGREED
5/13/14
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SECTION 7 UNIFORMS
A. A newly employed Flight Attendant will be required to purchase her/his initial set of required uniform
items:
1. FEMALE REQUIRED UNIFORM LIST Union Agreed 9/18/14
Jackets (2)
Short Sleeve Jacket (1)
Sweaters (2) (Choice of Cardigan and/or Shell)
Bottoms (4) (Choice of Skirts, Pants or one-piece Dress, if applicable)
Tops (5) (Choice of Long and Short Sleeve Shirts or Dress Top)
Serving Garment (2)
Leather Belt with Buckle (1)
Neckwear (2)
All-Weather Coat (1) **
Lightweight Raincoat (1) **
Flight Tote Bag (1)
Luggage (1) 22 inch Expandable Rollaboard
Wings (2) *
2. MALE REQUIRED UNIFORM LIST
Jackets (2)
Sweaters (2) (Choice of Cardigan and/or Mock Turtleneck)
Vest (1)
Trousers (4)
Shirts (5) (Choice of Long and Short Sleeve Shirts)
Tie (2) (clip-on optional)
Serving Garment (2)
Leather Belt with Buckle (1)
All-Weather Coat (1) **
Lightweight Raincoat (1) **
Flight Tote Bag (1)
Luggage (1) 22 inch Expandable Rollaboard
Wings (2) *
*The initial sets of wings required to be worn by a Flight Attendant will be furnished by the
Company at no cost. Damaged wings will be replaced by the Company at no cost.
**The parties may mutually agree to substitute an All Season Coat for the All Weather Coat and
Lightweight Raincoat
B. Any additional required item(s) required by the Company as part of the uniform shall be incorporated
into the Required Uniform List(s). Union Agreed 9/18/14
C. Additional items not considered as required items may be approved uniformitems and may be available
for purchase and not eligible for replacement. A Flight Attendant at her/his option may use uniform
dollars to buy additional items. CO AGREED 9/18/14
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D. UNIFORM DOLLARS
1. A Flight Attendant will earn uniform dollars based on the number of paid hours in the previous
calendar year to be used in the subsequent year. Each January, beginning in January 2017, the
Company will credit Flight Attendant uniform dollars based on the following scale: Union Agreed
9/18/14
Paid Hours Uniform Dollars
> 960 $250
721 - 960 $225
481 - 720 $175
200 - 480 $125
Less than 200 $0
2. Any unused uniform dollars will roll over to the following year to be used for items in Paragraph
A, above, excluding 3., below. CO AGREED 9/18/14
3. The Company will pay for the replacement of the following items for normal wear and tear. CO
AGREED 9/18/14
a. Luggage will be eligible for replacement at no cost to the Flight Attendant every three (3) years.
CO AGREED 9/18/14
b. A coat(s) will be eligible for replacement at no cost to the Flight Attendant every five (5) years.
CO AGREED 9/18/14
E. UNIFORM REPLACEMENT
1. In the event of a complete or partial change, the Company will pay for the replacement of the
applicable Required Uniform Items listed in Paragraph A, above. CO AGREED 9/18/14
2. The Company shall bear all shipping costs (delivery/return) for the purchase or replacement of
items on the Required Uniform List. CO AGREED 5/13/14
3. Serving garments and overnight bags will be furnished on a loan basis, if needed, while the Flight
Attendant obtains a replacement. CO AGREED 5/13/14
4. In the event a Flight Attendant who has received a replacement item terminates her/his
employment, such items shall be returned to the Company. CO AGREED 5/13/14
F. Reasonable uniform alteration costs, with the submission of a receipt, will be reimbursed by the
Company. CO AGREED 9/18/14
F. During periods of uniform changeover, commensurate with the adequacy of facilities, the Company
will do all possible to have the Flight Attendant uniform fittings accomplished at the Flight Attendant's
home base airport. Union Agreed 9/18/14
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G. The Company will loan two (2) maternity uniforms to a pregnant Flight Attendant who is unable to
wear her regular uniform. Such Flight Attendant may choose from maternity outfits, e.g., tops, slacks,
or dress. Maternity uniforms shall be returned to the Company cleaned and pressed within sixty (60)
days after the commencement of the maternity leave of absence. Absent mitigating circumstances such
as bed rest recommended by a physician, if a Flight Attendant does not return the maternity uniforms
by the deadline and in the condition specified, the cost of the uniforms will be payroll deducted. The
Flight Attendant will be notified in writing of this requirement at the time the leave commences. The
Company will make maternity blouses available for purchase. CO AGREED 5/13/14
H. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to wear a hat as part of the uniform. CO AGREED 5/13/14
I. A Flight Attendant on an international flight will wear the same uniform as a Flight Attendant on a
domestic flight unless mutually agreed otherwise. A Flight Attendant may be required to wear a tie or
neckwear. Union Agreed 9/18/14
J. A Flight Attendant must wear the prescribed uniform at all times when on duty, except a Flight
Attendant shall not be required to wear her/his uniform when deadheading. A deadheading Flight
Attendant must comply with Company regulations with regard to non-revenue attire in the applicable
class of service. CO AGREED 5/13/14
K. A Flight Attendant will be allowed to wear the current Union emblem or pin on her/his uniform while
on duty. CO AGREED 5/13/14
L. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to display her/his last name on any part of the uniform,
including serving garment or any other visible part of the uniform, except as required by federal
regulations. The wings will not include the Flight Attendants name. Union Agreed 9/18/14
M. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to wear a shoe with more than a one-inch heel at any time
while in uniform, and shall be allowed to wear a flat-soled shoe in the cabin. Exceptions to the shoe
policy will require medical documentation. Union Agreed 9/18/14
N. A Flight Attendant may wear a short sleeve shirt year round. The wearing of jackets may be required.
Union Agreed 9/18/14
O. A Flight Attendant who has a uniform item, manual or Company ID stolen or damaged while on duty
shall, upon prompt submission of a claim to her/his supervisor/manager within twenty-four (24) hours
of release from duty in crewbase, have such item(s) replaced at no cost to the Flight Attendant provided
the investigation results in the Flight Attendant being absolved of negligence. Items stolen or damaged
while the Flight Attendant is not on duty will be handled on a case by case basis. COAGREED5/13/14
P. PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF UNIFORMS ITEMS
1. The initial uniform purchase shall be payroll deducted in increments not to exceed twenty dollars
($20.00) per paycheck for the first twelve (12) months. The deduction will increase to fifty dollars
($50.00) until the balance is less than four hundred dollars ($400.00), and then will revert to twenty
dollars ($20.00) per paycheck. The Flight Attendant may elect to deduct a greater amount. (Agreed
per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
2. A Flight Attendant may have any subsequent uniform purchases payroll deducted. The following
restrictions apply: CO AGREED 5/13/14
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a. Minimum purchase eligible for payroll deduction: twenty-five dollars ($25.00). CO
AGREED 5/13/14
b. Maximum balance due on account: three hundred dollars ($300.00), except a newly employed
Flight Attendant shall be permitted to deduct the entire cost of the initial required uniform
items. CO AGREED 5/13/14
c. Minimum amount to be deducted per paycheck: twenty dollars ($20.00). The Flight Attendant
may elect to deduct a greater amount. Union Agreed 9/18/14
3. Flight Attendants will be provided with an invoice detailing the cost of each uniform item deducted
from her/his paycheck. The cost to the Flight Attendant shall be no more than the cost to the
Company, except for extra items that are available to the public for purchase. CO AGREED
5/13/14
Q. UNION UNIFORM COMMITTEE
1. The Company shall meet with the Union Uniform Committee to discuss any anticipated major
changes in style, color, material, or substantial cost increase of uniforms. The recommendations
of this committee, the APFA, the weather conditions, and workloads shall be taken into
consideration. Except as specifically provided for in this Section, the Company reserves the right
to make all final uniform change decisions. CO AGREED 5/13/14
2. The Union Uniform Committee Chairperson or designee shall be allowed to attend meetings or
presentations with any potential uniform vendor scheduled as part of the selection process. The
Company shall consider the Union Uniform Committees recommendations before changing
uniform vendors. The Company will work with the Union Uniform Committee to expeditiously
resolve concerns over uniform designs/manufacturing defects. CO AGREED 5/13/14
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SECTION 8 - VACATION
A. VACATION ACCRUAL
1. A Flight Attendant will be eligible for vacation accrual, subject to the completion of her/his
probationary period, according to the years of service completed as a Flight Attendant and number
of months of active service as a Flight Attendant in the preceding year as follows:
Years of
Active
Service
Days per Year
< 1 day for each full month of service
< 5 9 days
5-9 14 days
10-11 18 days
12 19 days
13-15 21 days
16-17 23 days
18-25 31 days
26 + 35 days
CO AGREED 9/15/14
2. A Flight Attendant who completes less than twelve (12) months of active service in the preceding
year shall have her/his vacation accrual prorated. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
3. Vacation will be accrued for each contractual month during which the Flight Attendant is on active
status for at least fifteen (15) calendar days. (Union Agreed 7/8/14)
B. VACATION PAY AND CREDIT
1. Vacation days bid in the annual vacation process in blocks of seven (7) or more consecutive days
will be paid and credited at four (4) hours per day at the Flight Attendants rate of pay. Vacation
days in blocks of less than seven (7) consecutive days will be paid and credited at three and one-
half (3.5) hours per day. Vacation pay and credit shall be based on a Flight Attendants longevity
at the time the vacation is taken. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
2. Premium pay (Senior, Purser, Aft, Galley, foreign language speaker, International and CRAF) will
be paid to a Flight Attendant on vacation as specified in Section 3, Compensation. (Agreed
Company Comprehensive 9.18.14)
C. VACATION BIDDING
1. A Flight Attendant must bid vacation in periods of four (4) or more consecutive days, provided that
a Flight Attendant may bid one (1) block of either one (1), two (2) or three (3) consecutive days
per year. There shall be no limit on the number of vacation days a Flight Attendant may bid in a
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month. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
2. Primary Vacation Bid
a. A Flight Attendant shall complete and file her/his preference for vacation periods up to the
maximum of her/his accrual on or before March 7 based on her/his accrual the previous
calendar year. The vacation fiscal year will include the May to April contractual months.
Vacation bids will be open for a minimum of thirty (30) days. A master yearly vacation day
matrix will be available electronically on the Company Intranet at the same time vacation bids
open. The number of vacation days will be no less than the number of days available to Flight
Attendants for bid for that year. Vacation periods will be awarded on the basis of preference in
order of seniority. Award results shall be posted no later than March 15. (CO AGREED
7/11/14)
b. The Company will meet with the APFA National President or her/his designee to provide the
Union with information as to the vacation matrix planned for the following year one (1) week
prior to the opening of the annual primary vacation bid. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
c. Monthly Allocation of Vacations
The Company shall offer for bid each month a minimum of four and one-half percent (4-1/2%)
of the total vacation days available at each base during the months of July, August and
December and in all other months a minimum of three percent (3%) of the total vacation days
available at each base. (CO AGREED 7/11/14)
3. Secondary Vacation Bid
A Flight Attendant who is not awarded any or all of her/his vacation or, who failed to bid in the
primary vacation bid, or who has carry forward days to bid may bid on open vacation days in the
secondary vacation bid to be completed on or before March 23. If a Flight Attendant has been
awarded a period of less than four (4) days in the primary vacation bid, she/he will only be able to
bid a period of less than four (4) days in the secondary vacation bid if she/he has less than four (4)
days to bid in the secondary vacation bid. (CO AGREED 7/11/14)
4. Assignment of Vacation
A Flight Attendant who is not awarded any or all of her/his vacation or who failed to bid in the
primary or secondary vacation bid will be assigned vacation period(s) by the Company. Vacation
will be assigned in seniority order starting with December 31, assigning periods in reverse
chronological order in groups of seven (7) days. When the Flight Attendant has less than seven (7)
days unassigned, or there are no seven (7) day periods in that year to assign the Flight Attendant,
the assignment will be made to the first group that matches the remaining day(s) starting with
December 31. If this process results in the Flight Attendant receiving a less than four (4) day
period, such period will be assigned even if the Flight Attendant was already awarded a less than
four (4) day period in the primary vacation bid. (UNION AGREED 7/8/14)
Example: A Flight Attendant has thirteen (13) vacation days that she/he failed to bid. The
Company will assign the first available seven (7) day period, working back from
December 31. The Company will then assign the first available six (6) day period,
working back from December 31. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
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5. Vacation Awards
Vacation periods will be awarded and assigned in order of seniority. Award and assignment results
shall be posted on or before March 31. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
6. Monthly Vacation Rebid
a. Vacation days vacated by a Flight Attendant because of separation, leave of absence, vacation
periods which were not awarded, or became available as a result of any previous vacation rebid
that year, will be posted for rebid as specified in Paragraph C.6.b below, for a minimum of ten
(10) days and shall be awarded no later than the first (1
st
) of each month, one month prior, in
order of seniority among the Flight Attendants bidding such vacation days in the crew base.
Only vacation days posted at the beginning of the vacation rebid will be awarded that month.
Such known vacation days which apply to the remainder of the year, will be posted for rebid
each month. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
b. Vacation days vacated will be posted for rebid as follows:
i. If a Flight Attendant separates from the Company, all of her/his vacation following her/his
projected separation date will be taken off her/his line effective the date of notification and
placed in the next monthly vacation rebid following her/his notice to the Company of
separation. If the Flight Attendant does not in fact separate from the Company, the Flight
Attendant shall participate in the monthly vacation rebid to schedule her/his vacation. (CO
AGREED 7/7/14)
Example: A Flight Attendant submits a notice on February 10 that her/his last date of
employment will be June 1. She/he has vacation scheduled in May, July and
August. The July and August vacations will be placed into the March rebid.
(CO AGREED 7/7/14)
ii. A Flight Attendant on a Medical Leave, IOD Leave or any leave of uncertain duration, will
retain her/his awarded vacation dates unless the Flight Attendant chooses to be paid out
such vacation. However, if by the opening date of the monthly vacation rebid process for
the scheduled vacation, the Flight Attendant has not provided the Company with a release
from her/his doctor, the vacation will be placed in the vacation rebid. If the Flight
Attendant is subsequently released by her/his doctor prior to her/his scheduled vacation,
she/he will be allowed to assume such dates, in addition to any Flight Attendant who has
bid and been awarded such dates in the vacation rebid. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
Example:
A Flight Attendant on a Medical Leave, IOD Leave or any leave of uncertain duration has
vacation scheduled in May. The opening date of the monthly vacation rebid process is
March 15
th
. On March 15th, the vacation will be removed from the Flight Attendant and
placed in the monthly rebid for May and beyond. If the Flight Attendant subsequently
submits a release from her/his doctor and returns to work prior to the vacation, her/his
vacation will be reinstated. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
iii. If a Flight Attendant is on a leave of absence with a specified return date, excluding
Medical Leaves and IOD Leaves, any vacation time falling within the period of the leave
will be posted in the next monthly vacation rebid. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
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c. A Flight Attendants request to cancel or rebid an awarded vacation may not result in the Flight
Attendant having an additional less than four (4) day group for that year if she/he already has
been awarded such group(s). (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
7. Vacation Bidding - Leave of Absence
a. A Flight Attendant on a leave of absence at the time of the vacation bid may participate in the
vacation bid for the following year provided she/he has accrued vacation to bid for the
following year. If the Flight Attendant does not bid in the primary or secondary vacation bids,
she/he will be assigned vacation periods pursuant to Paragraph C.4, above. (CO AGREED
7/7/14)
b. Any vacation days accrued prior to the year of the primary vacation bid will be considered
carry forward days and bid in the secondary vacation bid. If the Flight Attendant fails to bid
such days, the day(s) will be assigned. (CO AGREED 7/11/14)
c. If by the opening date of the monthly vacation rebid process for the scheduled vacation, the
Flight Attendant has not provided the Company with a release from her/his doctor, the vacation
will be placed in the vacation rebid. If the Flight Attendant is subsequently released by her/his
doctor prior to her/his scheduled vacation, she/he will be allowed to assume such dates, in
addition to any Flight Attendant who has bid and been awarded such dates in the vacation rebid.
(CO AGREED 7/7/14)
d. A Flight Attendant who has been awarded vacation prior to the beginning of an unpaid leave
of absence and whose vacation falls during the leave of absence shall have one opportunity to
exercise one of the following options: (Union Agreed 7/8/14)
i. A Flight Attendant may request a payout for all or part of her/his vacation at the
commencement or return to duty from a leave of absence. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
ii. A Flight Attendant may request a payout for all or part of her/his vacation during the leave
of absence. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
e. A Flight Attendant may cancel all or part of the scheduled vacation while on a paid or unpaid
leave of absence and rebid such days upon her/his return to duty. (Union Agreed 7/8/14)
f. A Flight Attendant on a leave of absence may trade with another Flight Attendant provided
her/his vacation has not been posted for the vacation rebid pursuant to Paragraph C.6, above.
(CO AGREED 7/7/14)
g. A Flight Attendant on a medical leave of absence and claiming sick leave, may, at her/his
option, take vacation in the month the vacation is scheduled. Such Flight Attendant may
participate in the monthly rebid. Any such vacation time shall be applied towards the credited
hours for the purpose of determining active status as specified in Section 9, Sick Leave. (CO
AGREED 7/7/14)
h. A Flight Attendant who is unsuccessful in rebidding vacation days during the remaining
months in the current vacation fiscal year or if there are no months left in the current vacation
fiscal year to rebid the unscheduled vacation days, will carry over the days and must bid the
days during the secondary vacation bid or the days will be assigned pursuant to Paragraph C.4,
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above. (CO AGREED 7/11/14)
D. VACATION LIMITS AND CARRY-FORWARD
1. Vacations shall not be cumulative and must be taken within the vacation fiscal year subsequent to
the year in which the vacation is earned. (Union Agreed 7/10/14)
2. Should a Flight Attendant be unable to take her/his accrued vacation because of circumstances
beyond the Flight Attendants control, the Company will examine each case based on its individual
merits and determine if the Flight Attendant will be eligible to carry over such accrual to open
periods in the subsequent year. (Union Agreed 7/10/14)
3. A Flight Attendant who has unassigned carry forward days must bid the days during the secondary
vacation bid or the days will be assigned pursuant to Paragraph C.4, above. (Union Agreed
7/10/14)
E. FILLER DAYS
1. A Flight Attendant, at her/his option, may hold twenty percent (20%) of accrued vacation days to
a maximumof six (6) days to be used as filler days. All filler days must be taken in the vacation
fiscal year subsequent to accrual. (Union Agreed 7/10/14)
Example: Total Accrual 24
20% 5
2. The Company will establish a separate pool of vacation slots which will be dedicated for filler day
use. The formula for determining this pool will be based on the number of filler days awarded to
Flight Attendants throughout the system but never less than five percent (5%) of the average
vacation days allotted for each crew base on a day by day basis as determined by the master yearly
matrix. When the percentage results in a decimal it will be rounded up to the next whole number.
(CO AGREED 7/7/14)
Date
Crew
Base
Daily Crew Base
Allotment
Filler
Day
Allotment
June 15, 2016 PHL 241 At least 13
3. The award of filler days will be accomplished as follows:
a. The master yearly filler day matrix will be posted on the Company intranet at the same time
vacation bids open. (Union agreed 7/8/14)
b. Filler days for the following month will be awarded on or before the 8th of each month effective
with PBS (prior to PBS, the 10
th
of each month), immediately after monthly vacation rebid
awards. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
c. If a vacation slot(s) for the following month remains open after the monthly rebid process,
including any vacation slot(s) that become available as a result of that months Flight Attendant
rebid, such slot(s) will be added to the minimum five percent (5%) filler day pool. (CO
AGREED 7/7/14)
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d. A Flight Attendant who uses filler day(s) in a month shall be paid and credited three and one
half (3.5) hours for the filler day(s). (Agreed Company Comprehensive 9.18.14)
F. VACATION BUYBACK
1. The Company will make available on an annual basis in each crew base a minimum of five and a
half percent (5.5%) of the total annual crew base vacation accrual, excluding any vacation
carryover, for vacation buyback. Vacation buyback will be awarded by crewbase in seniority order
to individual Flight Attendants prior to the annual vacation bid and establishment of the vacation
matrix. Any reduction in the vacation matrix due to vacation buyback shall be distributed equally
throughout the year. Vacation buyback awarded in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph
will be paid in the subsequent year, no later than the first pay period in June. (Union agreed 7/8/14)
2. Following the completion of the annual vacation buyback process as specified in F.1, above, the
Company may, at its sole discretion, make available additional vacation buyback in any crew base
on a monthly basis. The Company shall notify Flight Attendants of the vacation buyback prior to
the 1
st
of the bid month. If vacation buyback is offered, the award will be processed in seniority
order by crew base with eighty percent (80%) of such vacation buyback allocated for Lineholders
and twenty percent (20%) allocated for Reserves. If insufficient Reserves/Lineholders bid their
respective buyback, the time will be awarded in seniority order to the other respective group. Such
buyback shall be awarded prior to the opening of bidding. Any previously awarded vacation time
will be removed as preplanned absences and such vacation time shall be paid as pay no credit. (CO
AGREED 7/7/14)
3. A Flight Attendant making this election will fly the line she/he bid and was awarded unless she/he
modifies her/his line pursuant to the Agreement. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
4. The Flight Attendant will be paid pursuant to Paragraph A., above, for the vacation day(s) at her/his
applicable rate. This will not apply to her/his line until the vacation month. The vacation cashout
will be effected on a pay, no credit basis subject to the pay provisions of Paragraph B, above. Thus,
the payment for vacation day(s) will be above the monthly guarantee for a Reserve and in addition
to the Flight Attendants pay and credit for the month. The vacation payout will not apply to the
monthly maximum for the Flight Attendant. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
G. WORKING WHILE ON VACATION
1. A Flight Attendant will not be required to work during a vacation. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
2. A Flight Attendant may elect to pick up ETB time on a vacation day(s). (CO AGREED 9/15/14)
H. VACATION WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM ANOTHER CREW BASE
When a Flight Attendant transfers from another crew base, she/he will be permitted to transfer her/his
vacation dates without any change to the vacation matrix in the newcrew base. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
I. VACATION TRADES
A Flight Attendant may, at her/his option, trade a vacation period(s), or portion thereof, with another
Flight Attendant in her/his crew base provided both Flight Attendants submit the request through the
ETB, by the eighth (8
th
) of the month prior to the month in which the trade occurs and provided that the
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trade does not result in a Flight Attendant having more than one grouping of three (3) days or less for
that year. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
J. OTHER
1. Flight Attendants may donate current year vacation days to another Flight Attendant according to
the Company Gift Vacation Day policy. (CO AGREED 7/11/14)
2. A Flight Attendant who has completed her/his probationary period and whose service with the
Company is terminated shall be paid for any accrued vacation. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
3. A Flight Attendants vacation period will begin at 0000 and end at 2359 Home Base Time. (CO
AGREED 7/7/14)
4. Once awarded, vacation shall not be cancelled by the Company. (CO AGREED 7/7/14)
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A. SECTION 9 - SICK LEAVESICK PAY AND CREDIT
Sick time will be paid and credited at one hundred percent (100%). (CO AGREED 6/5/14)
B. NOTIFICATION
1. A Flight Attendant who is unable to report for duty because of illness or injury shall notify Crew
Schedule as soon as possible. Crew Schedule will not discuss the nature of the illness or injury,
question the illness or injury, or request a doctor's note from a Flight Attendant. (CO AGREED
6/3/14)
2. A Flight Attendant who is unable to report for duty for twenty-one (21) or more consecutive days
following the origination of a sick call will be required to notify her/his Flight Service Manager.
The Company may require a Flight Attendant who is unable to report for duty for twenty-one (21)
or more consecutive days to present medical documentation. (Agreed per Comprehensive
Proposal I v 7, 8.14.14)
3. A Reserve who advises Crew Schedule that the duration of her/his illness or injury is to last for
more than one (1) day will not be required to notify Crew Schedule on each day of illness or injury.
However, a Reserve will be assumed to be available for duty at the end of the aforementioned
period, or adjoining days off, if any, unless she/he notifies Crew Schedule to the contrary. A
Reserve who expects to be sick for an unknown duration will be required to advise Crew Schedule
of her/his status prior to the commencement of each group of available-for-duty days. (CO
AGREED 6/3/14)
4. A Lineholder may advise Crew Schedule that she/he will be unavailable on a trip by trip basis or,
if known, may advise Crew Schedule of the expected date she/he will be available. (CO AGREED
6/3/14)
C. SICK LEAVE ACCRUAL
1. A Flight Attendant shall be considered available for the purpose of accruing sick leave if she/he is
available for flight duty, is claiming sick leave or vacation, or has not been placed on an inactive
status, e.g. medical leave not claiming sick, and shall accrue sick leave credit for each month at the
following rates: (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
a. A Flight Attendant who is available for fifteen (15) or more days in a month will accrue sick
leave for such month as follows:
Effective Date LAA LUS
1/1/2015 3.0 hours/month 4.5 hours/month
1/1/2018 and beyond 4.5 hours/month 4.5 hours/month
(Agreed Company Comprehensive 9.19.14)
b. A Flight Attendant who is available for fourteen (14) or fewer days in a month will not accrue
sick leave for such month. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
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c. A Flight Attendant shall accrue sick leave during leaves of absence as provided for in the chart
in Section 25, Leaves of Absence. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
2. Sick leave accrual shall be limited to 1,500 hours. A Flight Attendant with more than 1,500 hours
will retain her/his existing balance, but will not be able to accrue additional sick leave in excess of
1,500 hours. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
3. Current and accurate sick leave accrual and usage records for the current and full preceding year
will be kept readily available for inspection by a Flight Attendant via Company intranet. (UNION
AGREED 6/4/14)
4. A Flight Attendant who is furloughed or on an approved leave of absence will retain all previously
accrued sick leave. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
5. All accumulated sick leave shall be relinquished when a Flight Attendants service with the
Company ceases or she/he is removed from the seniority list, except as provided for retiring Flight
Attendants pursuant to Retiree Medical and Dental Benefits as set forth in Section 26. Union
Agreed 9/16/14
D. CLAIMING SICK LEAVE
1. Lineholders:
a. A Lineholder will be charged trips missed from her/his line of flying for each trip she/he is
unable to report for duty because of illness or injury and her/his sick leave bank will be reduced
accordingly. The claim will be paid with accrued sick leave, or will be unpaid time to the
extent the sick leave bank does not have the necessary accrued hours. A Lineholder with a sick
bank balance that doesnt cover her/his sick call(s) will be required to achieve a minimum
monthly pay and credit of forty (40) hours. A Lineholder unable to achieve the required
minimum monthly pay and credit of forty (40) hours must request and provide documentation
to support a leave of absence to cover the unpaid sick call(s) or make a reasonable effort to
achieve forty (40) hours as defined in Scheduling, Section 10.D.19.d, excluding time picked
up through the ETB. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
b. A Lineholder will be restricted from flying over the period of time she/he reports sick provided,
however, that a Lineholder will not be prohibited from flying a trip on the same day as a sick
call with a report time following the scheduled release time of her/his original trip. With Crew
Schedules consent, a Lineholder shall have the option to request to rejoin the trip provided the
trip passes through her/his crew base, and such request is made at the time of the initial sick
call. If such request is granted by Crew Schedule, the Lineholder will be charged sick leave
for any portion of the trip not flown. (CO AGREED 6/11/14)
c. A Lineholder who has called in sick for a trip may call Crew Schedule to inform the Company
that she/he is able to fly on remaining day(s) of the trip for which she/he had called in sick.
With Crew Schedules consent, a Lineholder who has called in well to Crew Schedule, may
pick up a trip on TTS on days other than the first day of the trip she/he called in sick, except
that when a sequence for which a Lineholder called in sick includes a weekend or holiday
(including the day before or the day after a holiday) in which case the Lineholder may only
pick up a trip on a weekend or holiday. Holidays include New Years Day, Memorial Day,
Fourth of July, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Lineholder will be
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charged sick leave for any portion of the trip coded as sick. (Agreed per Comprehensive
Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
Example:
A Lineholder has a four (4) day trip starting on Thursday. The Lineholder calls in sick for the trip.
She/he may call in well and with Crew Schedules consent, pick up trips from TTS on Saturday
and Sunday.
A Lineholder has a four (4) day trip starting on Saturday. The Lineholder calls in sick for the
trip. She/he may not call in well to pick up trips from TTS on Monday and Tuesday.
d. A Lineholder who does not contact Crew Schedule to call in well or is not permitted to rejoin
her/his trip or is restricted in accordance with the weekend/holiday restriction provisions of
D.1.c., above, to fly on days for which she/he reported sick will be restricted from flying over
the period of time she/he reports sick. Sick leave claims will be automatically deducted from
the Flight Attendants sick leave bank. (CO AGREED 6/11/14)
e. A Lineholder who is unable to report for duty because of illness or injury and whose sick leave
bank is exhausted will have her/his applicable monthly guarantee reduced as follows: (CO
AGREED 6/3/14)
Minimum guarantee / Total number of days scheduled to fly up to a maximum of 15 = Daily
Reduction
The result of this division will determine the amount of reduction for each day a Lineholder is
scheduled to fly but is unable to report because of illness or injury. If a Lineholder is able to
accept a trip on a day other than the one originally scheduled in the month, the above
computation will be adjusted as though the additional day was one of the regularly scheduled
duty days. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
2. Reserves:
A Reserve will be charged for sick calls as follows:
a. A Reserve will be automatically charged for day(s) on which she/he reports sick and her/his
sick bank will be reduced accordingly for each day of reserve availability she/he is unable to
report for duty because of illness or injury. A Reserve will be charged four hours and ten
minutes (4:10) (30 day month) or three hours and fifty-six minutes (3:56) (31 day month) per
day or trips missed, whichever is greater, for trips she/he has been awarded and/or assigned
and subsequently reports sick. A Reserve with a sick bank balance that is insufficient to cover
her/his sick call(s) will be considered unavailable for such day(s), including days off, until
she/he returns to available status. A Reserve must meet the requirements of Paragraph 8.A.3
and 9.C.1.a to accrue sick and vacation for the month. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
b. If a Reserve is charged for sick leave, the Reserves sick leave bank will be charged at the time
of the sick call. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
c. Claims will be paid with accrued sick leave, or will be unpaid time to the extent the sick leave
bank does not have the necessary accrued hours. The Reserve guarantee will be reduced by
four hours and ten minutes (4:10) (30 day month) or three hours and fifty-six minutes (3:56)
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(31 day month) per day for each day she/he would have been utilized if the sick leave bank
does not have the necessary accrued hours. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
3. d. The Reserve will be restricted from flying over the period of time she/he reports sick
regardless of available sick bank. A Reserve, at her/his option, may call in sick for each day of a
block of reserve availability or for multiple days of a block of reserve availability. A Reserve who
has called in sick for a trip may call Crew Schedule to inform the Company that she/he is able to
fly on remaining day(s) of the trip for which she/he had called in sick. With Crew Schedules
consent, the Reserve may return to reserve availability status. (Union Agreed 9/1/14)A Flight
Attendant who is unable to report for duty because of illness or injury will not be eligible for any
premiums for trips missed. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
4. A Flight Attendant on a paid leave of absence, i.e., Maternity, Medical, or Family Medical Leave,
will be charged sick to the value of her/his line or reserve guarantee. (Agreed per Comprehensive
E. DOCTORS STATEMENTS
1. The Company will not automatically require a doctors statement based on a specific number of
sick calls. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I v 7, 8.14.14)
2. The Company may require a doctors written confirmation of illness or injury or make personal
inquiries of the type or nature of such illness or injury when the Company can demonstrate that it has
reasonable cause to believe that a Flight Attendants use of sick leave may have been for other than
legitimate reasons. Further, the cost of such doctors confirmation, shall be borne by the Company with
the understanding that a Flight Attendant may be required to submit to an examination by a doctor of the
Companys choice at a time dictated by the Company. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I v 7,
8.14.14) (UNION AGREED 8/15/14)
3. The provisions of this Section are established to ensure that a Flight Attendant who has sufficient
sick hours shall not suffer a loss of compensation while she/he is legitimately ill or injured. A
Flight Attendant who uses sick leave for other than legitimate illness or injury may be subject to
disciplinary action based on the facts involved. (UNION AGREED 6/4/14)
F. A Flight Attendant who becomes ill or injured on a trip and is unable to complete her/his trip will be
provided Positive Space on-line travel or on American Airlines or carriers whose inventory is controlled
by the Company, on the first available flight to the Flight Attendants crew base. At the Flight
Attendants option and with Flight Service approval, she/he will be provided positive space on-line
travel, including carriers whose inventory is controlled by the Company, to her/his residence. At the
request of the Company, a Flight Attendant may be required to obtain a medical release to travel, at the
Companys expense, prior to returning to her/his crew base or residence. If the Flight Attendant is
unable to fly, appropriate alternate ground transportation will be provided by the Company. The terms
and conditions of such positive space travel shall be in accordance with Company policy. The policy
regarding travel for ill or injured Flight Attendants shall be no less favorable than the policy afforded
to pilots. (Agreed Company Comprehensive 9.19.14)
G. Flight Service Supervisors and Management will maintain confidentiality of any medical information
provided by a Flight Attendant. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
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SECTION 10 SCHEDULING
A. JOINT SCHEDULING COMMITTEE (JSC)
1. Composition
a. The Union shall designate a committee of up to six (6) members for the purpose of making
recommendations to the Company with regard to establishing or modifying policies,
procedures and parameters for the scheduling of Flight Attendants. The Company will include
representatives from Crew Planning and Crew Schedule, Flight Service and Labor Relations,
as necessary. CO AGREED 8/11/14
b. The JSC will meet with the Company prior to the introduction of changes to the Scheduling
system pursuant to this Agreement to jointly develop such policies, procedures and parameters,
which shall not be outside the legalities of this Agreement and shall adhere as nearly as
practicable to prior established practices unless by mutual agreement. Such subjects shall
include, but not be limited to: CO AGREED 8/5/14
i. Sequence construction, generation, and review; CO AGREED 8/5/14
ii. Bid award; CO AGREED 8/5/14
iii. Training bids and awards; CO AGREED 8/5/14
iv. Reserve staffing and utilization; CO AGREED 8/5/14
v. Trip Trade System (TTS); CO AGREED 8/5/14
vi. Vacations; CO AGREED 8/5/14
vii. Block hour adjustment; CO AGREED 8/5/14
viii. Electronic Trade Board (ETB); CO AGREED 8/5/14
ix. Crew base block hour allocation by equipment; and CO AGREED 8/5/14
x. Any scheduling related issues mutually agreed upon. CO AGREED 8/5/14
2. Meeting
a. Meetings shall be held quarterly or more often, as deemed appropriate by the JSC, and in a
place of their choosing. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. The Union and the Company will exchange, maintain and update points of contact between
their respective subcommittees. The respective committees need not physically meet as a
whole to complete their work. CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. The Company will pay flight pay loss and reasonable lodging and expenses for the National
Scheduling Chair when the Company requests to meet or for any Scheduling meeting
contractually required. CO AGREED 8/5/14
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d. The Company shall provide the Union JSC participants Union Leave from flying duties when
the requirements of the Company permit. CO AGREED 8/5/14
3. Data Access
a. The JSC shall be provided access to and will use all methods, data, and reference materials
which it determines is reasonable and necessary to effect their work. The JSC shall coordinate
the timely exchange of data and reports, as well as the format, content and media of such
information.CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. It is understood by the parties that some information may be identified by the Company as
privileged. The Union agrees to keep this information confidential until informed. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
4. Recommendations
a. Contemplated changes to crew resource methodologies pertinent to the allocation, sequence,
and scheduling of flying will be discussed jointly prior to their implementation. COAGREED
8/5/14
b. The Company shall consider the recommendations made by the Unions National Scheduling
Chair regarding the priority to be placed on controllable variables used in the production of
allocations, assignments, trip sequences, lines of flying and other areas reviewed by the JSC.
CO AGREED 8/11/14
c. The Company shall implement the recommendations of the JSC in a timely manner. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
B. SEQUENCE GENERATION
1. Flight Attendant sequences shall be constructed in accordance with the parameters found in Section
11, Hours of Service. Sequences may include a mixture of aircraft type and/or crew complement.
An individual flight segment may be crewed using different sequence numbers. Union Agreed
8/12/14
Example: 319/320/321. In this example, a sequence contains both Airbus 319 and 321. In this
case, the Airbus 321 would be staffed with a chaser position and be on a separate Airbus 321
sequence. CO AGREED 8/5/14
2. CRAF or System Bid charter sequences will be in accordance with the guidelines outlined in
CRAF, Section 19, and Charters, Section 18. The Company shall make every effort to allow the
Scheduling Committee to review such sequences prior to publication. CO AGREED 8/5/14
3. Sequence Parameters
a. The Company will build all known flying at the time of sequence construction into sequences.
Any flying that becomes known after sequence construction will be distributed through Trip
Trade System (TTS), Daily Processing and Reserve Processing, unless governed by a specific
provision of this agreement, e.g. CRAF or System Bid charters, in which case those provisions
shall apply. CO AGREED 8/5/14
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b. There will be a mixture of one (1) duty period, two (2) duty period, three (3) duty and four (4)
duty period sequences. There will be a mixture of one (1) day, two (2) day, three (3) day and
four (4) calendar day sequences, except sequences which contain International Premium
Destination (IPD) duty periods may be scheduled for up to six (6) duty periods and up to a
maximum of six (6) calendar days*. CO AGREED 8/27/14
* Sequences greater than four (4) days/duty periods must contain at least one (1) IPD duty
period and will be limited to duty period containing one (1) Domestic segment, one (1)
Domestic segment and one (1) IPD, one (1) IPD, or two (2) IPD segments. CO AGREED
8/27/14
4. Sequence Review
a. After the initial sequence solution is provided to the Union, the Union shall have the
opportunity to provide the Company with input for the Companys review and consideration.
CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. For purposes of sequence review, the following schedule shall apply:
DAY FUNCTION
TBD day of month one month
prior to bid period at 1200 DFW
Crew Schedule Planning provides
JSC with sequences for initial
sequence review
JSC initial sequence response due
to Crew Schedule Planning
JSC provided with sequences for
final sequence review (Monthly)
JSC final sequence response due to
Crew Schedule Planning
JSC provided with final sequences
c. Crew Schedule Planning shall give due consideration to all changes suggested by the Union
members of the JSC. Any sequence identified by the JSC that does not meet the terms of this
Agreement shall be rebuilt to comply with the Agreement. CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. Recognizing that some sequence(s), which are otherwise legal, may present problems such as
excessive fatigue or service difficulties, the Union members of the JSC may give input for the
Companys review and consideration. CO AGREED 8/5/14
C. MONTHLY BIDDING INFORMATION AND BID PROCESS
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1. Electronic bid packages, in printable and downloadable format, shall be considered the final bid
package and will be available to view in the PBS system no later than the TBD day of the month
prior to the bid period by TBD CO AGREED 8/5/14
2. Each monthly bid package shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
a. A list of Reserve Availability Periods; CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. A textual list of events and dates that comprises the monthly bid process; COAGREED 8/5/14
c. The line building range as specified in Paragraph D.13.d., below; CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. The minimum, midpoint and maximum number of projected lines for each crew base; CO
AGREED 8/5/14
e. Total number of Flight Attendants by crew base; CO AGREED 8/5/14
f. The minimum number of Reserves; CO AGREED 7/31/14
g. Line average as specified in Paragraph D.13.e., below; CO AGREED 8/5/14
h. A list identifying each RON hotel, the applicable location and contact (telephone) numbers,
internet availability, transportation information, contact information and pick up location. A
list of available discounts and amenities will be provided to the National Hotel Chair; CO
AGREED 8/11/14
i. Applicable Crew Schedule and other Company contact telephone numbers; and CO AGREED
8/5/14
j. Other information as agreed upon by the Unions National Scheduling Chair and the Company.
CO AGREED 8/5/14
3. Concurrent with the electronic bid packages, in printable and downloadable format, the Company
shall provide a reasonable number of printed sequence packages, along with printed copies of the
information specified in Paragraph C.2., above, in all Flight Attendant crew bases. The number of
printed sequence packages will be based on historical usage and will be enough to accommodate
expected Flight Attendant usage. If the Company runs out of sequence packages, additional
packages will be printed upon request. The times specified below shall be in Home Base Time
(HBT). No sooner than twelve (12) months after the PBS implementation, the Company may
substitute an electronic bid package for the paper bid package. The following information shall be
published on each sequence in the sequence package and subsequent sequences produced in the
Crew Tracking System: Union Agreed 8/12/14
a. Credit hours, Block hours, and duty rig credit per duty period and sequence; CO AGREED
9/9/14
b. Hours and minutes of duty per duty period; CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. Time away from base; CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. Sequence numbers; CO AGREED 8/5/14
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e. Flight numbers, cities from and to for each flight; CO AGREED 8/5/14
f. Sequence report and release times; CO AGREED 8/5/14
g. Report and release times for each duty period; CO AGREED 8/5/14
h. RON cities and RON time duty break; CO AGREED 8/5/14
i. Minimum rest requirement after each duty period; CO AGREED 8/5/14
j. Ground time between segments; CO AGREED 8/5/14
k. Specific aircraft type; CO AGREED 8/5/14
l. Identified aircraft changes; CO AGREED 8/5/14
m. Transportation and hotel contact telephone numbers; CO AGREED 8/5/14
n. Crew meal schedule, if applicable; CO AGREED 8/11/14
o. Dates of operation; CO AGREED 8/5/14
p. Calendar showing dates and day of week of operation; CO AGREED 8/5/14
q. Departure and arrival times; CO AGREED 8/5/14
r. Number of duty periods; CO AGREED 8/5/14
s. Deadhead legs; CO AGREED 8/5/14
t. City codes; CO AGREED 8/5/14
u. Number of Foreign Language Speaker positions will be identified, and; CO AGREED 8/5/14
v. Other information as agreed upon by the Unions National Scheduling Committee Chair and
the Company. CO AGREED 8/5/14
4. Changes to the sequences will be made available to all Flight Attendants by computer file and by
posting on the Flight Service website. The Company may make changes to the sequences up to
twenty-four (24) hours prior to the PBS bid closing. Union Agreed 9/8/14
5. Changes made during the twenty-four (24) hours prior to the actual time of PBS bid closing, other
than the complete elimination of a trip selection, will be treated as a reschedule. Union Agreed
9/8/14
6. The monthly bid shall be processed according to the following schedule:
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Process Deadline Description
Training Bidding Opens
1
st
day of month prior
No later than 12:00 DFW
Training Bid Opens
Recurrent Training Bidding
Closes
5
th
day of month prior
@ 12:00 DFW
Training Bid entry ends
Training Award Publication
6
th
day of month prior
Awards available through
PBS
PBS Bidding Opens for new
Month
8
th
day of month prior
For new bids
PBS Bidding Closes
13
th
day of month prior
@ 12:00 DFW
Bid entry ends
PBS Award Official
Publication
No later than 16
th
day of
month prior
@ 12:00 DFW
Awards available through
PBS
D. PREFERENTIAL BID SYSTEM (PBS)
1. Flight Attendants shall use a Preferential Bidding System to construct Lineholder and Reserve lines
of flying. In the event that the Company desires to change PBS vendors, vendor selection shall be
made by mutual agreement of the parties. CO AGREED 8/11/14
2. A JSIC (Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee) shall be established upon ratification of
this Agreement. Implementation and development of the PBS system, TTS, and implementation
of Scheduling, Reserve and related sections shall be overseen by the JSIC. CO AGREED 8/11/14
a. The JSIC shall consist of three (3) Company members and three (3) Union members. The
Union members of the JSIC will be considered full time and shall be available during normal
business hours commencing at ratification through implementation of PBS (the first day of the
bid period PBS is used for actual Lineholder and Reserve schedules following the period of
required parallel bidding) plus three (3) months. Following the three (3) month period, the
JSIC shall continue to meet to resolve any outstanding issues related to implementation of PBS
and members shall be released with pay on an as needed basis. The Company will pay flight
pay loss and reasonable lodging and expenses for the JSIC. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. The Union members of the JSIC will be provided equal access to verify system settings,
constraints and parameters and shall be afforded administrator access to the PBS system; and
shall be provided any access to monitor the PBS runs. Upon request, the Scheduling
Committee shall be provided with any data or reports readily available from PBS. Following
PBS implementation, such information will be made available to the Union Scheduling
Committee Chair or her/ his designee on an ongoing basis. CO AGREED 8/5/14
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c. In the event a dispute arises as to whether PBS testing provides awards consistent with the
Agreement, such dispute will be expedited to arbitration for resolution. PBS may be
implemented by the Company without delay and the arbitrator will have authority to require
prospective corrections necessary to provide awards consistent with the Agreement. The
affected Flight Attendant will be made whole for contractual violations associated with the
implementation of PBS which resulted in lost compensation the Flight Attendant normally
would have earned without the error. The Arbitrator will have no authority to order the
Company to cease utilizing PBS or otherwise delay or complete implementation. Additionally,
the Company will be allowed continued use of the existing system until any required arbitrator
changes can be implemented. The Company, however, will implement any programming
and/or administrative changes required in the award as soon as practicable and will not
unreasonably delay the implementation of any required modifications. The hearing shall be
conducted expeditiously and a decision will be rendered within sixty (60) from the date a panel
is requested, unless mutually agreed otherwise. CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. The JSIC shall develop all required PBS and TTS procedure manuals, and training manuals.
The JSIC shall be responsible for the oversight of a three (3) month parallel bidding process in
each crew base for Flight Attendant familiarization with PBS. It is understood that because of
operational and/or system interface issues, parallel testing may be different in each crew base,
and the parallel bidding process may be extended upon agreement of the JSIC. Parallel bidding
may commence in different bid periods and/or in different crew bases as determined by the
3. All PBS algorithms, parameters, logic, bidding options, interface, PBS versions, etc., must be
mutually agreed upon and shall not be changed without mutual agreement. No part of the PBS
software or equipment shall be substituted, altered, or modified without the prior written consent
of the Union. CO AGREED 8/5/14
4. Costs of PBS
a. The Company shall bear all expenses related to the initial start-up and subsequent debugging
of PBS, including but not limited to, software development and all post-installation software
modification required to meet the terms of this Agreement, equipment purchases, the
interfacing of current hardware with new PBS computers, the supplying of sufficient numbers
of operating terminals for Flight Attendants to bid at each crew base, and the providing for
internet and network bidding capabilities for a web-based program. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. The Company agrees to secure an agreement with the PBS vendor which entitles the Company
to receive, on an ongoing basis, the most up to date version of the PBS software. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
5. The Company shall provide mandatory Company paid PBS training, governed by the provisions of
Section 29, Training. Such training shall occur prior to the parallel bidding process. A Flight
Attendant who is on a Leave of Absence during the training period will be provided training upon
return from her/his LOA. Content of such course will be developed by the JSIC and available at
each crew base. CO AGREED 8/5/14
6. Trainers
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a. For the first ninety (90) days following implementation, the trainers will be available to help
Flight Attendants bid and understand their award. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. The Company shall bear all costs of training, including pay for Flight Attendants appointed as
trainers. A trainer assigned as a member of the Companys sponsored PBS task force will be
paid one hundred five (105) hours per month and all reasonable expenses. CO AGREED
8/5/14
c. The trainers shall be appointed by the JSIC. CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. The JSIC shall oversee the disbursement of a training bank of ten thousand (10,000) hours
which will be established to fund deployment of such Flight Attendants to serve as crew base
training representatives. During the training months, in addition to the Union members of the
PBS Committee, there will be trainers in each crew base (and co-terminals). CO AGREED
8/5/14
7. Following the conclusion of the work of the JSIC, the Company shall consult with the Union
Scheduling Committee as it relates to any concerns regarding PBS. CO AGREED 8/5/14
8. As far in advance as possible, but no later than 1200 DFW on the eleventh (11
th
) day of the month
prior, the Scheduling Committee Chair shall be provided the system settings for the next months
PBS award. The system settings which may change from month to month are limited to the target
average line value, minimum number of Reserves for the bid period, and percentage of Reserves
available on each day of the month. The Committee Chair may make recommendations pertaining
to such settings. CO AGREED 8/5/14
9. As far in advance as possible, but no later than 1200 DFW on the eleventh (11
th
) day of the month
prior, the Scheduling Committee shall be provided with the following information: CO AGREED
8/5/14
a. Block and credit time allocated to each crew base /position and crew complement; CO
AGREED 8/5/14
b. Other credit hours by crew base including vacation credit hours, known sick hours, Company
business hours, training credit hours; CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. Total soft credit hours by crew base; and CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. Other specific information as agreed upon by the Company and the JSIC. CO AGREED
8/5/14
10. All known sequences at the time of PBS award shall be included in the PBS bid and awarded to
Flight Attendants bidding for such sequences while respecting the seniority of the bidders choices,
pre-planned activity (Vacation, Union Business, Training, etc.) and the global award constraints as
outlined in this Paragraph D. CO AGREED 8/5/14
11. Awards
a. A Flight Attendants final bid award shall be available for reviewin PBS, accessible fromhome
through a web based program, no later than 2100 DFW on the eighteenth (18
th
) day of the
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month prior. The following information shall be included in such award in a format to be agreed
upon between the Company and the JSIC: CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. Scheduled Credit Hours for the line; CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. Scheduled Block Hours for the line; CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. Scheduled time away from base for the line; CO AGREED 8/5/14
e. Actual number of days off in line; CO AGREED 8/5/14
f. Sequence numbers; CO AGREED 8/5/14
h. g. Carry in and carry out credit; CO AGREED 8/5/14Sequence report and release times; CO
AGREED 8/5/14
i. Positions by sequence; CO AGREED 8/5/14
j. Scheduled credit for each sequence; CO AGREED 8/5/14
k. RON cities; CO AGREED 8/5/14
l. Days off and days of availability blocks for Reserves; CO AGREED 8/5/14
m. Training assignments; CO AGREED 8/5/14
n. Vacation days; CO AGREED 8/5/14
o. Planned absences; CO AGREED 8/5/14
p. Number of landings; CO AGREED 8/5/14
q. Number of Duty Periods; CO AGREED 8/5/14
r. Other information as agreed upon by the JSIC and Company. CO AGREED 8/5/14
s. The Company will provide an Automated Voice Response System (AVRS) that a Flight
Attendant may use to check her/his PBS awarded sequences and positions; CO AGREED
8/5/14
t. A Flight Attendant who participates in PBS will be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted
the sequences awarded in her/his line. CO AGREED 8/5/14
12. It shall be the Flight Attendants responsibility to enter her/his bids into PBS. Errors or omissions
from bid services or the Flight Attendants designee who are allowed access to her/his bids shall
not be the responsibility of the Company. CO AGREED 8/5/14
13. Global Parameters
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a. PBS shall construct lines in accordance with the global parameters as defined in this Paragraph.
Bid awards shall be made in seniority order and in compliance with the global constraints of
the system. Such parameters may be altered by mutual agreement as outlined in Paragraph
A.1. of this Section. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. The maximum amount of open time remaining after posting of PBS awards shall not exceed
3% of the total sequence credit time at the crew base, or the equivalent of one (1) line of flying
at the minimum PBS bidding window, ignoring low time options, whichever is greater. For
the purposes of this Paragraph, total sequence credit time shall include those hours included in
a sequence which originates during the month for which lines are being constructed. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
c. Any open time remaining after posting of PBS line awards shall be distributed evenly
throughout the month according to the logic of the PBS system. CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. Lines shall be constructed to create lines of flying containing a minimum of seventy (70) credit
hours and a maximum of ninety (90) credit hours per bid period. The Company may flex the
maximum line value by an annual amount of twenty-five (25) hours, but in no case more than
five (5) hours during any given month. Flexes beyond twenty-five (25) hours in a year will
require agreement of the Union. Upon request, the Company will meet with the Scheduling
Committee and supply information demonstrating the necessity of the flex. CO AGREED
9/15/14
e. The Company may set a targeted line average between seventy-five (75) and eighty-five (85)
hours. In months the Company flexes the maximum to ninety-five (95) hours, the targeted line
average may be set to no more than eighty-eight (88) hours. The targeted line average is a
global parameter which will be respected while awarding Flight Attendant sequences pursuant
to her/his seniority. CO AGREED 9/11/14
f. As an exception to Paragraph D.13.d., above, a Flight Attendant may indicate a PBS bid choice
which may allow the PBS bid award to exceed the bounds specified by bidding a High or Low
bidding option. Lines constructed in accordance with this bid option shall be constructed to no
less than forty (40) hours (low option) or no more than one-hundred ten (110) hours (high
option). CO AGREED 8/5/14
g. Flight Attendant(s) who select the (low option) during a given bid month and also hold at least
seven (7) days or more of vacation during that month, shall be given priority to achieve a PBS
result below the minimum line value ahead of other Flight Attendants who may be more senior
but do not hold vacation (Subject to Vendor Capability). CO AGREED 8/5/14
14. In addition to the global parameters specified in Paragraph D.13., above, PBS shall award
sequences within a bid line in accordance with the additional parameters specified in this Paragraph.
Such parameters may be altered by mutual agreement as outlined in this Paragraph A.1., above.
CO AGREED 8/5/14
a. The established PBS, TTS and ETB default for crew base rest time between sequences shall be
as specified in Section 11 Hours of Service, Paragraph I. and Section 14, International,
Paragraph I., plus forty-five (45) minutes. A Flight Attendant, at her/his option, may waive to
minimum FAR rest plus one hour and thirty minutes (1:30). In actual operations, a Flight
Attendant electing this option will be required to reduce rest to minimum FAR rest. Union
Agreed 9/8/14
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b. Unless waived by the Flight Attendant, the PBS, TTS and ETB systems shall not force a Flight
Attendant to commence a new sequence on the same day she/he checks out from a sequence.
A Flight Attendant may waive to accept multiple sequences (terminating and beginning) in the
same calendar day separated by legal crew base rest plus forty-five (45) minutes. A Flight
Attendant, at her/his option, may waive to minimum FAR rest plus one hour and thirty minutes
(1:30). In actual operations, a Flight Attendant electing this option will be required to reduce
rest to minimum FAR rest. Union Agreed 9/8/14
c. Unless waived by a Flight Attendant, the PBS system will not award double up sequences,
which are two (2) sequences within the same duty day not separated by legal crew base rest. A
Flight Attendant waiving to receive a double up sequence shall not be scheduled to exceed the
FAR maximum. A Flight Attendant waiving to accept double up sequences may be awarded
a sequence separated by thirty (30) minutes from check-out to check-in. CO AGREED 9/9/14
d. The combined sequence awarded in D.14.c, above, must meet the contractual rest requirements
as a single sequence unless waived by the Flight Attendant. CO AGREED 8/5/14
e. The established PBS default for the consideration of block time in a period of seven (7)
consecutive days shall be no more than thirty (30) block hours. At the Flight Attendants
option, such limitation shall be waived. Union Agreed 8/7/14
f. The established PBS default for the consideration of required rest in seven (7) days shall require
that FAR rest may not be obtained while on an RON. However, at the Flight Attendants
option, such FAR rest may be obtained while on an RON. CO AGREED 8/5/14
15. Bidding Options
a. The Company agrees to provide and properly maintain sufficient computers at each crew base.
Union Agreed 8/7/14
b. When selecting hotels, the Company shall preference no cost internet access for PBS. Should
other crewmembers be afforded free internet access at the same hotels, such free internet access
shall be provided to Flight Attendants. CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. A Flight Attendant shall not be charged to interface with the PBS program from her/his
personal computer through the Flight Attendants internet service provider. The Companys
system shall have sufficient capacity to accommodate all Flight Attendant users online without
restriction or delay. The Company agrees to work with the JSC on an ongoing basis to ensure
that concerns regarding interface with programs are promptly addressed. COAGREED8/5/14
d. At a minimum, bidding options and system capabilities offered shall include the following:
1. Sequence Equipment [Prefer/Avoid, Aircraft type]
Flight Attendant may prefer or want to avoid sequences with specific aircraft type. CO
AGREED 9/4/14
2. Sequence Length [Prefer/Avoid, #Calendar days, Date]
Flight Attendant may prefer or want to avoid sequences with specified number of calendar
days. CO AGREED 9/4/14
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3. Layover City [Prefer/Avoid, Layover Station, Date]
Flight Attendant may prefer or want to avoid a layover station or region, e.g. West Coast,
North East, FL, Caribbean, Mexico, South West. CO AGREED 9/4/14
4. Sequence Type [Prefer/Avoid, Type of sequence, Date]Flight Attendant may prefer or avoid
a type of sequence(s) to be determined by the JSIC. CO AGREED 8/11/14
5. Crew Position [Prefer/Avoid, Crew position, Date]
Flight Attendant may prefer or want to avoid a specific position on sequences. Flight
Attendant positions are specified on each sequence. CO AGREED 9/4/14
6. Report/Release [Before/After, Time, Date]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences that report / release before or after a specific time.
The sequences may optionally originate / terminate on a specific date. CO AGREED 9/4/14
7. No Deadheads [Date]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences with no deadheads in the sequence. CO AGREED
9/4/14
8. Layover Duration [Minimum/Maximum, Duration, Station]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences with a minimum or maximum layover between duty
periods. This limit shall apply to all layovers within the sequence. CO AGREED 9/4/14
9. Landings per duty period [Minimum/Maximum, Number]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences with a minimum or maximum landings per duty
period. This limit shall apply to all duty periods within the sequence. CO AGREED 9/4/14
10. Block Hours per duty period [Minimum/Maximum, Value]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences with a minimum or maximum block time per duty
period. This limit shall apply to all duty periods within the sequence. CO AGREED 9/4/14
11. Average Credit Hours per duty sequence [Minimum/Maximum, Value]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences with a minimum or maximum credit time per duty.
This limit shall apply to all duty periods within the sequence. CO AGREED 9/4/14
12. Prefer Calendar Days Off [Days of week]
Flight Attendant may bid off days on specific days of the week (e.g. prefer to work every
Monday-Thursday) CO AGREED 9/4/14
13. Credit Ratio [Prefer, Credit Ratio Value]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences that do not exceed the Credit Ratio Value (sequence
time away from base / sequence credit). CO AGREED 9/4/14
14. Sequence [Sequence number, Date]
Flight Attendant may bid for a specific sequence number and optionally depart on a specific
date. CO AGREED 9/4/14
15. Range of days off [First date, Second date]
Flight Attendant may bid for a range of days off. CO AGREED 9/4/14
16. Range of Reserve Golden Days off [First date, Second date]
Flight Attendant may bid for a range of reserve Golden Days off. The First dated is the most
important day off and the Second date is the less important. CO AGREED 9/4/14
17. Block of days off [Date from, Date to]
Flight Attendant may bid for a period of days off and would be awarded all days off or none.
CO AGREED 9/4/14
18. Block of Reserve Golden Days off [Date from, Date to]
Flight Attendant may bid for a period of Reserve Golden Days off and would be awarded all
Reserve Golden Days off or the same period of Moveable Days off or none. CO AGREED
9/4/14
19. Co-Terminal Preference [Prefer, Co-Terminal]
Flight Attendant may bid for sequences that originate from a specific co-terminal. CO
AGREED 9/4/14
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20. Min / Max Connection Time [Minimum/Maximum, Duration]
Flight Attendants able to bid for sequences that have minimum or maximum connection (sit)
times. This limit shall apply to all duty periods within the sequence. CO AGREED 9/4/14
Global Options
21. Maximum number of work periods - Flight Attendant may elect to specify a maximum
number of work periods in the bid month (subject to their minimum and maximum
permissible credit hours). CO AGREED 9/4/14
22. Allow Double-Ups
Flight Attendants may elect to allow legal double-ups to be included in their line-of-time. CO
AGREED 9/4/14
23. Allow Training and a Sequence as a Double-Up
Flight Attendants may elect to attend training and operating a sequence as a legal double-up
to be included in their line of time. CO AGREED 9/4/14
24. Allow Multiple Sequence
Flight Attendants may elect to allow two (2) sequences in the same calendar day separated by
legal crew base rest, CO AGREED 9/4/14
25. Waive Crew Base Rest in accordance with Paragraph D.14., above. CO AGREED 9/9/14
26. Min Days Off between Work Periods
Flight Attendant may set the number of days off between work periods. The system default
is one (1) day. CO AGREED 9/4/14
27. Sequence Mix in a Work Period
Flight Attendant may create work periods that contain sequences of specific lengths. The
system will use the sequence lengths only in the order that the Flight Attendant specifies. CO
AGREED 9/4/14
28. Commutable Work Period
Flight Attendant may bid that their work period begins after a specific time and ends prior to
a specified time. CO AGREED 9/4/14
29. Cadence Preference
Flight Attendant may elect that their work period begins on the same day of the week
throughout the bid month. CO AGREED 9/4/14
30. Buddy Bid Flight Attendant may bid with other Flight Attendants up to the number of Flight
Attendants on the equipment, utilizing the seniority of the least senior Flight Attendant.
Flight Attendant may also buddy bid with pilots. [Subject to vendor limitations and bid
timelines] CO AGREED 9/4/14
31. Avoid Bid Flight Attendant may avoid more senior Flight Attendants or more junior Flight
Attendants who have been awarded a sequence providing the senior Flight Attendant waives
her/his seniority to immediately below the junior Flight Attendants seniority. CO AGREED
9/4/14
32. Reasons Report System shall generate a report for each Flight Attendant which explains
why a preferred sequence or day off was not awarded. CO AGREED 9/4/14
33. Standing Bids System shall maintain persistent or standing bids which shall act as default
bids should the Flight Attendant fail to enter a monthly bid. If a Flight Attendant fails to
input her/his bid and does not have a standing bid inputted, her/his bid will be inputted using
a default bid created by the JSIC. CO AGREED 9/4/14
34. Vacation Extension A Flight Attendant who is scheduled for at least seven (7) consecutive
vacation days may elect to place up to a total of four (4) days off (at sole discretion of the
Flight Attendant) before, after, or split on either side of such vacation period. The days off
will act as a pre-planned absence and will carry neither a value for pay nor credit. Such days
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16. Infeasible Solutions
a. If, during the actual PBS run, it becomes apparent that the PBS system will result in an
infeasible solution or the solution is processing too slowly that it may not comply with the
applicable time requirements, the Company may discontinue the PBS run. In such instances,
the Company shall notify the National Scheduling Chair of each situation as soon as possible.
CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. During the notification process, the Company shall provide the National Scheduling Chair the
following information:
i. Reason the PBS run was terminated; CO AGREED 8/5/14
ii. Proposed PBS setting(s) to be modified for the run, and; CO AGREED 8/5/14
iii. Company contact number and time of call, if the Unions designated National Scheduling
Chair is not available. CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. Upon notification of an unsuccessful PBS award process, the National Scheduling Chair may
provide recommendations for methods to effectively complete the PBS award process. If the
Company is unable to reach the National Scheduling Chair, the Company shall contact the
APFA National President. CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. Other than specified in this Paragraph, the Company may not discontinue a PBS run intended
for publication or rerun a PBS award that has been run and awarded in compliance with this
Agreement. This provision is not meant to prohibit a PBS run not intended for publication such
as a run to test the parameters of the system. CO AGREED 8/5/14
17. PBS Mis-awards Due to System or Company Error
a. Any Flight Attendant who has an inquiry or believes she/he may have received a mis-award
shall notify Crew Schedule Planning no later than the 1200 on the 23
rd
of the month, or, if on
vacation, within twenty-four (24) hours of return from her/his vacation. No remedy will be
off will be counted toward the Reserves scheduled Golden Days. Such block of four days,
or portion thereof, may be extended into the next bid period. Such election shall be honored
unless the PBS program cannot produce a solution honoring such election. CO AGREED
9/4/14
35. Shadow Bid/Pay Purpose Only Bid Once the final awards are published, Crew Schedule
will run PBS for a Pay Purpose Only (PPO) award. Crew Schedule shall run PBS with the
same bids and settings as the regular bid with the addition of the bids (standing or actual) of
any Flight Attendant who is off the entire bid period to determine what she/he could have
held for pay purposes only. Such PPO awards shall only be used for this pay determination
and shall not change in any way sequence awards as published in the final line awards. CO
AGREED 9/4/14
36. Carry Over Time: A Flight Attendant shall be able to designate in PBS whether or not to
apply carry over duty period/s for credit purposes only. Excluded carryover time will not be
considered when calculating the average line value. Union Agreed 8/26/14
37. Other Bid Options as agreed by the JSIC, subject to vendor capability and the
implementation timeline. Union Agreed 8/7/14
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offered if the subject of the inquiry was due to the Flight Attendants choice of bid preferences.
In the event of a system error or Company initiated error, a Flight Attendant may fly any of
her/his mis-awarded sequences, or, may, at her/his option be removed from the sequence(s)
and be made whole as follows: CO AGREED 8/5/14
i. A Flight Attendant will be required to bid for like sequences. A like sequence shall have
comparable check-in/out times, number of days, Domestic for Domestic, IPD for IPD, and
NIPD for NIPD. The Flight Attendant shall bid for like sequences in the first TTS run
for that bid period following confirmation of PBS mid-award. CO AGREED 9/5/14
ii. The Flight Attendant shall receive the greater of the trip she/he should have been awarded
in PBS or the trip she/he was awarded in TTS. If the Flight Attendant is not awarded the
sequence out of open time, the Flight Attendant shall be pay protected for the trips she/he
would have held on the basis of trips missed. Union Agreed 9/5/14
b. Where a programming error affects a substantial number of Flight Attendants in a crew base,
the Company and Union may agree upon a re-award of the PBS bid. CO AGREED 8/5/14
18. Reserves
a. Reserve lines shall be allocated as part of the monthly PBS process. A Flight Attendant who
may be awarded a line of flying may conditionally bid for a reserve line. Such bid will be
respected provided a Reserve is available who can accept the line of time being bypassed. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
b. Reserves will have a minimum of twelve (12) scheduled days free of duty (days off) at her/his
crew base each bid month. Eight (8) of such days shall be Golden Days (GD) and four (4) shall
be Flex Days. Patterns must conform to the following: CO AGREED 9/15/14 (Contingent
upon union acceptance of vacation pro-ration Paragraph 18.d., chart below)
i. Each period of days off must have no fewer than two (2) days off and no more than eight
(8) days off. Union Agreed 9/5/14
ii. As an exception to D.18.b.i above, because of the proration tables in Paragraph D.18.d,
below, a Reserve may be awarded one (1) day off. If one isolated day off falls on the last
day of the bid period, the Company shall ensure that the Reserve receives at least one (1)
day off on the first day of the following bid period. This may be waived by the Reserve.
CO AGREED 9/4/14
iii. Every Flex Day must immediately follow a reserve day of availability or another Flex Day.
If the Flex Days are grouped with Golden Days, the Flex Days must precede the Golden
Days. Union Agreed 9/12/14
iv. Day off periods may not be separated by less than three (3) days of availability or by more
than six (6) days of availability. Groups of days of availability which transition frommonth
to month shall be subject to this limitation. CO AGREED 9/4/14
v. Flex days will be awarded in such a manner to allow assignment where necessary. If a day
off is not assignable, such day off must only be a Golden Day. CO AGREED 9/4/14
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Example: A Flex Day on the 29
th
, followed by a GD on the 30
th
and 31
st
would not be
acceptable because there would be no RSV days in the bid month to convert if the Reserve
was required to work into her/his FD. CO AGREED 9/4/14
c. A Reserve who has less than seven (7) vacation days in a bid period shall receive a minimum
of twelve (12) days off. A Reserve who has seven (7) or more days off in a bid period shall
receive days off at a pro-rated rate consistent with the chart in Paragraph D.18.d., below.
Union Agreed 9/15/14 (Contingent Upon Company Agreement of 18.a.i above)
d. The chart below shall be used to determine the number of days free from duty for a Reserve
who is bidding for or returning to schedule as a Reserve with less than a full bid period. This
chart shall be used to determine the number of days free from duty during the Reserves days
of availability in a partial bid period. CO AGREED 9/4/14
30 Day Month 31 Day Month
Available
Days
Prorated
Days Off
Available
Days
Prorated
Days Off
29-30 12 30-31 12
27-28 11 28-29 11
24-26 10 25-27 10
22-23 9 22-24 9
19-21 8 20-21 8
17-18 7 17-19 7
15-16 6 13-16 5
10-14 4 10-12 4
7-9 3 8-9 3
5-6 2 5-7 2
2-4 1 2-4 1
1 0 1 0
19. Flight Attendant Returning From Leave of Absence
a. A Flight Attendant returning from a leave of absence shall be eligible to bid a schedule for the
following bid period provided the Flight Attendant has supplied a return date, and in the case
of a medical leave, a doctors note to the Company prior to the close of PBS bidding at her/his
crew base. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. If training is not scheduled within the required timelines pursuant with Section 25.K.6 the
Flight Attendants planned date of return, the Flight Attendant shall bid a partial line prorated
from her/his return date according to Paragraph 19.c., below. CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. A Flight Attendant who has a return date for the next bid period or who requires training during
the next bid period which will result in the Flight Attendant being available for less than a full
bid period, and who complies with the timelines and requirements of Paragraph D.19.b., above,
may bid in PBS. Her/his minimum days off, minimum line guarantee and minimum bid
window shall be prorated according to Paragraph D.18.d. The Flight Attendants maximum
bid window will not be prorated. She/he may waive minimum days off. A Flight Attendant
bidding a Reserve line shall be responsible for flying a prorated schedule. CO AGREED
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i. If training is scheduled and is within seven (7) days of the Flight Attendants return date,
the Flight Attendant shall bid a partial line prorated from the date of training, which shall
be inserted as a pre-planned absence along with the associated training credit. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
ii. If the training is not scheduled consistent with D.19.b, the Flight Attendant shall bid a
partial line prorated from her/his return date and shall be pay protected as specified Section
25.K, Leave of Absence. CO AGREED 8/5/14
iii. If the Flight Attendant does not require training, the Flight Attendant shall bid a partial line
prorated from her/his return date. CO AGREED 8/5/14
iv. A Flight Attendant on medical leave claiming sick time during a partial bid period shall
have the credit placed on her/his line as a preplanned absence. CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. If a Lineholder was not able to meet the requirements of Paragraphs 19.a-c., above i.e., she/he
does not bid PBS, she/he will be permitted to hold an open line and must make a reasonable
effort to pick-up time through TTS and ETB to reach the prorated PBS minimum and she/he
shall receive a prorated minimum line guarantee. A Reserve will be awarded a line including
her/his days off commensurate with her/his seniority. CO AGREED 8/5/14
i. The Flight Attendant will be responsible to demonstrate a reasonable effort to make up the
time. The Flight Attendant may make herself/himself available at her/his discretion and
does not have to make herself/himself available on a holiday she/he would not have been
scheduled to fly. A Flight Attendant satisfies the reasonable effort requirement if at any
time(s) during the bid month she/he makes herself/himself available for sequences
commensurate with her/his seniority, for the equivalent number of duty periods. These
duty periods need not be consecutive. CO AGREED 8/5/14
20. Planned Absences
a. Known planned absences will be placed in the Flight Attendants line prior to the PBS bidding
and the applicable credit shall be applied towards the Flight Attendants monthly PBS line
credit. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. All other planned absences, e.g. sick, vacation, Company business, Union business, and
training, will have the credit value as agreed upon in this Agreement. CO AGREED 8/5/14
21. Carry-in and carry-out trips will be paid and credited as defined in Section 11, Hours of Service.
Union Agreed 8/7/14
E. LINEHOLDER TRIP TRADE SYSTEM (TTS)
1. For Lineholders, TTS will provide an electronic means to conduct the following type of
transactions: CO AGREED 8/5/14
a. Drop sequences. (Drop Transaction Bid); CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. Pick-up sequences which remain in open time after the monthly line award or which
subsequently become open due to TTS transactions, sick calls, training, jury duty, Union
business or other events (Pick-up Transaction Bid); CO AGREED 8/5/14
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c. Simultaneously drop one sequence and pick-up one sequence from open time or from another
Lineholder who is simultaneously dropping the desired sequence during the TTS process
(Drop/Pick-up Transaction Bid). TTS will recognize trade transactions. Such trade
transactions shall include an unlimited number of Lineholders but may include a limitation on
the number of individual transactions based on possible programming constraints. For
example, the following Drop or Pick-up Transaction Bids would be awarded as a trade: Union
Agreed 9/4/14
Lineholder A wants to drop sequence #1 and bids for sequence #3
Lineholder B wants to drop sequence #2 and bids for sequence #1
Lineholder C wants to drop sequence #3 and bids for sequence #2
Award: Lineholder A - #3, Lineholder B - #1, Lineholder C - #2.
d. The Union and the Company agree the JSIC will make all reasonable efforts to include the
following features in TTS given the constraints of the system. If such features are not available
at the date of initial TTS implementation, they may be added into a subsequent version(s) of
TTS when practicable. CO AGREED 9/5/14
i. An exception to the daily limit for transaction which improve a more negative day. CO
AGREED 9/5/14
ii. A provision of increasing/decreasing the TTS credit window and projections in the event
of ETB transactions as specified in Paragraph 3.e. CO AGREED 9/5/14
iii. A provision allowing a Flight Attendant to drop/add multiple sequences in a transaction
conditional on each other. CO AGREED 9/5/14
e. A Flight Attendant shall be able to bid and be awarded specific positions in TTS. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
2. TTS Process Timeline
a. Upon PBS award, Lineholders shall input bids for the purposes of the next months TTS
process. Such bids will be stored and processed in the TTS Queue at TBD HBT on the second
to the last day of the bid period. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. The TTS Queue will close each day at TBD HBT for sequences which depart on or after the
calendar day beginning at 0000, TBD later, including any sequences through the end of the bid
period, including transition sequences. CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. Awards will be posted by TBD for the calendar day beginning at 0000, TBD later. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
d. TTS will not process trades between bid periods. Transition sequences will be considered part
of the bid period in which they commence for the purpose of TTS. CO AGREED 8/5/14
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e. In order to avoid transition conflicts, for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours while
PBS is processing, a Lineholder shall not be able to pick up, drop or trade a trip through TTS
that touches the last six (6) days of the bid period. CO AGREED 8/5/14
3. TTS Award Parameters and Constraints
a. TTS transactions shall be processed based on seniority. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. A Lineholder may conduct TTS transactions down to a minimum line credit of forty (40)
credited hours in a bid period. CO AGREED 8/5/14
c. TTS will not award a Lineholders TTS bid if the award would result in the Lineholders
credited hours including any vacation, training, etc., exceeding one hundred (100) credited
hours of Company Time (including any Vacation, Training, etc.) in her/his line. For a High
Option Flight Attendant, her/his TTS cap shall be her/his PBS High Option cap plus five (5)
hours. CO AGREED 8/5/14
d. TTS will only process transactions which result in a Lineholders projection remaining within
or if already outside of the TTS window, moving closer to her/his TTS bidding credit window
as specified in Paragraph O., below. CO AGREED 8/5/14
e. Sequences picked up while utilizing ETB will increase a Lineholders projection and her/his
maximum TTS bidding credit window. Sequences dropped utilizing the ETB will reduce a
Lineholders projection and her/his maximum TTS bidding credit window. The intent of this
paragraph is to minimize the use of TTS to add trips which are subsequently dropped using the
ETB. Adjustment of the bidding credit window is subject to IT capabilities. In the event that
IT is unable to deliver the necessary functionality, the parties will discuss and implement an
alternative means desired limitations. Union Agreed 8/27/14
Activity Projection
(PROJ)
Maximum
(MAX)
Actual
(ACT)
ETB increase/decrease increase/decrease increase/decrease
TTS/OT increase/decrease n/a increase/decrease
Note: No TTS or ETB transaction will be approved if it takes the Flight Attendant to less than forty
(40) actual paid and credited hours. Union Agreed 8/12/14
f. TTS transactions will be processed for sequences that the Lineholder is legal to operate under
the terms of the Agreement and in accordance with the parameters specified in Paragraph
D.14.a-f. CO AGREED 8/5/14
g. A Lineholder who participates in an TTS transaction shall be deemed to have acknowledged
and accepted the assignment upon the award of the transaction. CO AGREED 8/5/14
h. A Lineholder will be able to access the TTS program through a web-based program at no cost
to the Lineholder. CO AGREED 8/5/14
i. A Lineholder may utilize the web-based TTS program or AVRS to check her/his award. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
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j. A Lineholder shall be allowed to drop a sequence in TTS in accordance with Paragraph 10.H.6,
to pick up a red-flagged sequence in open time. CO AGREED 8/5/14
k. A Lineholder may pick-up or trade to operate an additional sequence during a day the
Lineholder is already scheduled for duty to the extent permitted by this Agreement and in
accordance with the parameters specified in Paragraph D.14.a-f. The provision allows both
double ups, i.e., portions of two (2) sequences combined within the same duty day, and multiple
sequences, i.e., two (2) sequences in the same calendar day separated by legal crew base rest.
CO AGREED 8/5/14
l. TTS transactions which result in an increase in the number of Open Sequence Days shall be
subject to a daily and monthly limit. The award of the TTS transaction will not be approved if
approval of that TTS transaction would cause the number of Open Sequence Days to exceed:
CO AGREED 8/5/14
i. Monthly Limit - A monthly limit will be calculated by crew base using the following
formula: CO AGREED 8/5/14
(Total Known Sequence Position Hours x 3%) Value of a Sequence Day = Monthly Open
Sequence Day Limit CO AGREED 8/5/14
The Value of a Sequence Day will be calculated using the following formula: CO
AGREED 8/5/14
Total Known Sequence Position Hours Total Sequence Days = Value of a Sequence Day
CO AGREED 8/5/14
The monthly limit shall only apply to TTS transaction(s) which result in an increase in the
number of Open Sequence Days. A transaction that is neutral or positive such as a
drop/pick up of a three day sequence for another three day sequence shall not be subject to
this limitation. CO AGREED 8/11/14
ii. Daily Limit - A daily limit will be calculated by crew base using the following formula:
CO AGREED 8/5/14
Total Monthly Open Sequence Day Limit Days in the Bid Month = Daily Open Sequence
Day Limit CO AGREED 8/5/14
(a) A transaction shall not cause any day at or below the Daily Limit to exceed the Daily
Limit; and CO AGREED 8/5/14
(b) Note: For purposes of TTS transactions a flight which checks out on or after 0000 will
be considered to operate on the calendar day. Thus a sequence that checks out at 0015
shall be considered to operate on both calendar days of the duty period for purposes of
Open Sequence Day calculations. CO AGREED 8/5/14
iii. Notwithstanding the above, if coverage is sufficient as determined by Crew Schedule in its
sole discretion, a higher monthly or daily Open Sequence Day limit may be used for an
TTS run. Upon request of the Union, the Company shall meet with the National Scheduling
Chair to discuss any concerns regarding the Open Sequence Day limitations. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
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Example:
Lineholders with seniority numbers of #5 and #6 each enter Drop Transaction Bids. Either
Lineholders transaction, if awarded, would exceed the number of Open Sequence Days
permitted on that day, and therefore will not be awarded immediately. If, in a subsequent
TTS transaction, a more junior Lineholder picks up an open sequence, thereby reducing
Open Sequence Days on the given day, the Drop Bid of Lineholder #5 would be awarded
prior to Lineholder #6. [Subject to IT limitations] CO AGREED 8/5/14
m. A Lineholder may conduct TTS transactions that would result in actual flying on a day(s) pay
protected by any other portion of this Section 10. The Lineholder will receive pay and credit
for such time. CO AGREED 8/5/14
F. POST TTS DAILY PROCESSING
1. TTS Unsuccessful Bidders List
a. A list of Lineholders who elect to be passed to Daily Scheduling because her/his bid was not
awarded in TTS and her/his request originates on the first day of the TTS bid processing date
range will be compiled upon conclusion of the TTS run. The TTS program will have an
election the Lineholder may select if she/he wishes to be placed on the Unsuccessful Bidders
List for the sequence. The Unsuccessful Bidders List shall be used by Daily Scheduling for
manual processing. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. Daily bids will be processed by using the Unsuccessful Bidder List to offer sequences to
Lineholders in seniority order, except as provided for in Paragraph F.5, below. CO AGREED
8/5/14
c. Drop/Pick Up Transaction
If the Lineholders bid includes a request for a sequence on the first day of the TTS bid
processing date range and overlaps a sequence held by the Lineholder on a subsequent day(s),
the bid will be subject to the daily and monthly Open Sequence Day limitations as specified in
Paragraph E.3.l. CO AGREED 8/15/14
d. Pick Up Transaction/Drop (without overlap)
If the Lineholders bid includes a request for a sequence originating on the first day of the TTS
bid processing date range and includes a drop for a trip on a subsequent day(s) that does not
overlap, such request, the bid will be subject to the daily and monthly Open Sequence Day
limitations as specified in Paragraph E.3.l. CO AGREED 8/5/14
e. Drop Transaction
If the Lineholders bid includes a request for a drop transaction on the first day of the TTS bid
processing date range and her/his drop transaction bid was not awarded during TTS, if the
Lineholder so elects, the drop request will be moved to Daily Scheduling. If open time
subsequently falls below the Open Sequence Day limitations as specified in Paragraph E.3.l,
the request to drop will be awarded in seniority order among those Lineholders passed on to
Daily Scheduling. CO AGREED 8/5/14
2. General
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a. The Company shall display a daily electronic list of all open sequences by crew base. CO
AGREED 8/5/14
b. The Company shall electronically display a daily list of all flying assignments for that crew
base. Such list shall remain available within the constraints of the system. The Company shall
also continue to provide individual Flight Attendants access to her/his history through ePays
(or equivalent) and her/his sequence history for a period of thirty-six (36) months.
Additionally, the Company shall post the sequence package for a period of six (6) months. CO
AGREED 8/27/14
3. Processing Timeline
a. Sequences that open between TBD: Sequences which open after TBDeach day which originate
on the first day of the TTS bid processing date range will be processed using the Unsuccessful
Bidder List after the TTS awards are posted at TBD. CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. Processing after TBD: Once the Unsuccessful Bidders List has been processed, any sequences
that subsequently become available prior to two (2) hours (three hours in co-terminal bases)
before departure of the sequence will be processed immediately from the Unsuccessful Bidders
List. If the trip is not awarded from the Unsuccessful Bidder List, the sequence will then be
assigned to a Reserve according to the provision of Section 12, Reserve. Sequences which
become available within two (2) hours prior to departure of the sequence , will not be processed
from the Unsuccessful Bidders List but will be awarded to a Reserve, as specified in Section
12, Reserve. Union Agreed 9/4/14
c. Unsuccessful Bidders List Applicable to the Origination Day of Sequence: Sequences will be
processed utilizing the Unsuccessful Bidders List applicable to the origination day of the
sequence. For example, on Monday, Crew Schedule would use the Unsuccessful Bidders List
from Saturdays TTS run to process sequences that originate on Monday. CO AGREED
8/5/14
d. Sequences originating after the First Day of the TTS Bid Processing Range: Sequences which
open after TBD each day (Post TTS period), and originate after the first day of the TTS bid
processing date range will not be awarded pursuant to this Paragraph but, rather, will remain
as open time for bidding during the following days TTS process. CO AGREED 8/5/14
e. If there are no bidders or Lineholders on the Unsuccessful Bidders List, including Late Bidders,
the sequence will be processed according to the provisions of Section 12, Reserve. CO
AGREED 8/11/14
4. Processing Rules
a. Daily Scheduling will process bids according to the specifications of Paragraph D.14 and E.3.
CO AGREED 8/5/14
b. CrewSchedule will award a Lineholder, in seniority order, a sequence for which the Lineholder
is listed on the Unsuccessful Bidders List. If a Lineholder no longer chooses to be on the
Unsuccessful Bidders List, she/he is responsible for removing her/his name from the list. The
Flight Attendant will be responsible for verifying her/his award through the Crew Management
System or other technology-based system prior to 1700 HBT. Once the sequence is awarded,
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the Flight Attendant is responsible for such sequence and no confirmation is needed. CO
AGREED 8/15/14
c. A Flight Attendant awarded a sequence after 1700 HBT will receive positive phone contact by
Crew Schedule of her/his award. If notified, a Flight Attendant is required to confirm receipt.
Once the sequence is confirmed, the Flight Attendant is responsible for such sequence. If the
Flight Attendant does not confirmthe assignment by answering the phone, CrewSchedule shall
move on to the next most senior Lineholder on the Unsuccessful Bidder List requesting such
sequence. The Union and the Company may agree to an electronic method of notification. CO
AGREED 8/15/14
d. If a Lineholder is on another trip at the time the sequence opens, the Lineholder will not be
passed over and such sequence will be awarded. Once the sequence is awarded, the Flight
Attendant is responsible for such sequence and no confirmation is needed. Union Agreed
8/26/14
5. Late Bidders
A Lineholder during the post TTS period, may bid for a sequence. A Late Bidder will be added to
the bottom of the Unsuccessful Bidders List and her/his bid will be processed according to her/his
position on the list for sequences that come available. If the Flight Attendants request to be
considered a Late Bidder is received after the initial process of unsuccessful bidders at TBD on the
day immediately following the TTS closing, the Flight Attendant will be processed in seniority
order amongst all unsuccessful bidders. CO AGREED 8/5/14
The award of such transactions for late bidders will be subject to rules in Paragraph F.4. CO
AGREED 9/9/14
6. Position Move-up
A Lineholder who has been awarded a sequence may enter a bid or persistent bid in TTS to change
to another position on the same sequence. A Lineholder may indicate her/his election to move such
bid to the Unsuccessful Bidders List. Within a two (2) hour period prior to report, a request to
move to a premium position will be accommodated on any particular sequence. The Reserve will
be assigned the vacant position. Union Agreed 9/4/14
7. Inverse Assignment
When it becomes necessary to assign a Flight Attendant to open time or supplemental coverage, it
will be done in accordance with Section 12.M, Reserve. Priority of sequence assignments will be
made by positive contact to the Flight Attendant being assigned. CO AGREED 8/5/14
G. ELECTRONIC TRADE BOARD (ETB)
1. The Company will provide a real time, electronic method of picking up, dropping, and trading
sequences between Flight Attendants on a first come/first served basis. The ETB will not be used
to distribute or trade open time. The following provisions will apply: CO AGREED 8/7/14
2. General Use of the ETB
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a. All sequence transactions through the ETB will be awarded in first come/first served order,
beginning immediately following the posting of the PBS line award. CO AGREED 8/7/14
b. ETB transactions will not be processed between the time the TTS bid closes at TBD and is
awarded at TBD. CO AGREED 8/7/14
c. In order to avoid transition conflicts, for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours while
PBS is processing, a Flight Attendant shall not be able to pick up, drop or trade a trip that
touches the last six (6) days of the bid period. CO AGREED 8/7/14
d. All ETB transactions will be available for processing until one (1) hour prior to departure for
the sequence. If the sequence has not been picked up by another Flight Attendant two (2) hours
prior to its originally scheduled report, the Flight Attendant will be responsible for flying that
sequence. This restriction shall not apply to Paragraph P., Last Live Leg. CO AGREED
8/11/14
e. The ETB system will include a real time acceptance message that requires a Flight Attendant
picking up a sequence on the ETB to accept the sequence. A Flight Attendant requesting to
drop or trade a sequence remains responsible for that sequence until approval for the drop or
trade has been granted. Once a sequence is added, it becomes part of the Flight Attendants
line. Conversely, once a sequence is dropped, it is no longer part of the Flight Attendants line.
CO AGREED 8/7/14
f. ETB transactions will be processed for sequences that the Flight Attendant is legal to operate
under the terms of the Agreement and in accordance with the parameters specified in Paragraph
D.14.a-f. CO AGREED 8/7/14
g. Flight Attendants will be able to access the ETB through a web-based program at no cost to the
Flight Attendant. CO AGREED 8/7/14
h. The Company will implement a technology based system where a Flight Attendant can confirm
a trip drop or trade. Union Agreed 8/7/14
i. A Flight Attendant can combine multiple sequences as specified in Paragraph D.14. CO
AGREED 8/7/14
3. Lineholder Use of the ETB
a. Within the same crew base, Lineholders may drop sequences to other Flight Attendants, pick
up sequences from other Flight Attendants on days off or on vacation days, and/or trade
sequences with other Flight Attendants using the ETB. CO AGREED 8/7/14
b. Lineholders will be permitted to drop down to forty (40) credited hours in a bid period by
trading with other Flight Attendant(s) or by dropping sequences to other Flight Attendants
through the ETB. CO AGREED 8/7/14
c. There is no cap on the number of pay hours a Flight Attendant may gain through picking up
sequences from other Flight Attendants through the ETB. Sequences picked up from the ETB
will increase a Lineholders projection and her/his maximum TTS bidding credit window.
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Sequences dropped utilizing the ETB will reduce a Lineholders projection and her/his
maximum TTS bidding credit window. CO AGREED 8/11/14
4. Reserve Use of the ETB
a. Within the same crew base, Reserves may utilize the ETB to drop, pick up and trade sequences
on Golden days or on vacation days. CO AGREED 8/7/14
b. A Reserve with an awarded ETB sequence on Golden Day(s) will not be assigned a sequence
that conflicts with her/his ETB sequence in Future or Daily Scheduling unless assignment is
necessary according to the Priority of Trip Assignment language specified in Section 12.M. If
a Reserves ETB sequence is dropped by Crew Schedule, the Reserve will be provided pay
protection for the ETBsequence up to the point she/he can be split back onto the ETB sequence.
The Reserve may be split back onto the ETB sequence or drop the portion of the ETB sequence.
CO AGREED 8/7/14
c. Within the same crewbase, a Reserve may utilize the ETB to drop, pick up and trade sequences
on Flex days once released from reserve duty into such days off or at the conclusion of her/his
RAP prior to a day off, subject to the rest requirements of the FARs, but no less than eight
hours and 30 minutes (8:30) from release to report. CO AGREED 8/11/14
d. Within the same crew base, a Reserve who is bidding an ETB trip prior to being released into
her/his Flex Day or a Reserve bidding an ETB trip on a Golden Day, may be awarded an ETB
trip(s) to originate on the Reserves first day off no earlier than 1000 HBT and released on the
Reserves last day off at the Flight Attendant's home crew base no later than 1800 HBT. A
Reserve who does not receive minimum home base rest as a result of an ETB trip before or
after available days shall reduce her/his home base rest down to FAR minimums, if necessary.
CO AGREED 8/27/14
e. Pay and Credit
A Reserve picking up a sequence through the ETB on a Golden day, Flex day or a day of
Reserve Availability once released into such day pursuant to Paragraph G.4.b, above, or on a
vacation day will receive pay no credit for such time above her/his minimum guarantee. CO
AGREED 8/7/14
H. RED FLAGGING OPEN TIME
1. At any time prior to departure, Crew Schedule may red flag a sequence/position in open time. Red
flagged sequences shall be paid at the rate of one hundred and fifty percent (150%), and credited at
one hundred percent (100%). Once a sequence is flagged it shall retain its premium for any pay
protection provided within Section 10, Scheduling. If a Flight Attendant calls in sick for a red
flagged sequence, no red flag premium will be applied. CO AGREED 8/15/15
2. Sequences which carry a red flag premium will be indicated as such in the Crew Management
system. Flight Attendants may exclusively bid for red flagged sequences within TTS. CO
AGREED 8/7/14
3. The premium pay rate shall not be paid for any red flag sequence that is assigned to a Reserve on
days of availability. CO AGREED 8/7/14
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4. A Reserve who picks up a red flagged sequence on her/his days off shall receive pay as referenced
in Paragraph H.1., above. CO AGREED 8/7/14
5. A Flight Attendant may exceed her/his monthly maximum to pick up a red flagged sequence. CO
AGREED 8/15/14
6. Once a sequence has been red-flagged, Crew Schedule may remove the red flag designation and its
corresponding premium at any time prior to sequence award or assignment, up until TBD HBT two
days prior to the departure of the sequence. Once the TTS daily processing occurs on any day, the
Company may not change the red flag designation until the TTS awards are complete for that day.
CO AGREED 8/7/14
I. INVOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT
Involuntary assignments shall only be made according to the Priority of Open Trip Assignment
language specified in Section 12, Reserves. CO AGREED 8/27/14
J. RESCHEDULING
1. General Provisions
a. The provisions of this Paragraph J. are intended to allow for orderly rescheduling procedures
in the event of last minute operational irregularities that have a high probability of resulting in
sequence delays or cancellations. These provisions are not intended to be utilized in such a
manner so as to effectively require a Lineholder to serve as a Reserve. CO AGREED 8/15/14
b. In the event a Flight Attendant loses his/her entire month's trip selection or balance of his/her
month's schedule because of a schedule change, including natural disaster and/or extraordinary
circumstances, the following shall apply: A Flight Attendant whose pay projection falls below
her/his monthly guarantee as a result of the Schedule Change shall be held available only on
those Days Originally Scheduled to Fly (DOSTF) in accordance with the provisions of
paragraphs C.4.b.,c., and d. of this Section. A Flight Attendant may choose to waive pay
protection and be released from any obligation to remain available to the Company. This
provision is to address the major issues specified above and are not intended to apply to normal
scheduling changes affecting individual Flight Attendants. Union Agreed 9/4/14
c. The intent of this Paragraph J. is that a Flight Attendant should be permitted to operate the
sequences that she/he was awarded through PBS, TTS, ETB, etc. Consequently, a Flight
Attendant should not be removed from her/his sequence unless all options have been utilized
to prevent a cancellation or delay including assignment to any available Reserve or Standby
Reserve. CO AGREED 8/15/14
d. A Reserve on an ETB trip will be considered a Lineholder for the purposes of this Section.
Union Agreed 9/9/14
e. The term rescheduled as used in this Section means any and all deviations from a Flight
Attendants awarded sequence, as originally published, with the following exceptions: CO
AGREED 9/9/14
i. Cancelled segments that occur at any time during the sequence without requiring the Flight
Attendant to operate a different sequence. However, the cancellation of a scheduled flight
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and the creation of a new unpublished flight between the same city pairs within four (4)
hours of the original scheduled departure time does not constitute a cancelled segment and
would require payment to the Flight Attendant for the cancelled flight unless the Flight
Attendant has requested to be released from duty in accordance with Section 11.M.
Further, flights scheduled as extra sections more than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of
the cancelled flight are not considered new unpublished flights for purposes of this
Paragraph. If an extra section is created less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the
cancellation, the extra section shall require payment to the Flight Attendant for the
cancelled flight unless the Company can demonstrate that the creation of this new
unpublished flight is not related to the cancellation. CO AGREED 9/9/14
ii. Deadheading to position a crew because of a cancelled flight(s) to continue a series of
flight(s) on the original sequence. CO AGREED 9/9/14
iii. Diversions for fuel, weather or emergency if the Flight Attendant next proceeds to the
originally released destination prior to the diversion or to the next destination on the
original sequence. CO AGREED 9/9/14
iv. Delays of scheduled departure/arrival times which do not result in operating to different
city pairs than were contained in the original sequence. CO AGREED 9/9/14
v. Bypassing cancelled flight segments in the affected Flight Attendants sequence, provided
that another flight has not been cancelled pursuant to J.1.d.i, above, which would be
covered by the affected Flight Attendant. CO AGREED 8/15/14
Example: Duty Period 1 Original Sequence: PHL-CLT-TPA. Both flight segments
cancel and Duty Period 1 becomes PHL-TPA. CO AGREED 8/15/14
2. Prior to Report Time
The following provisions will apply to the Lineholder holding the sequence at the time of
modification or reschedule:
a. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph J.1, above, for the purposes of adjusting sequences after
publication, e.g., equipment change, block times, departure or arrival times, or cancellations,
a sequence may be changed prior to report.
b. If such change involves an adjustment to the schedule between publication of sequences and
up to three (3) days prior to commencement of the affected sequence(s), which results in
different city pairs, RON cities, or causes the sequences to operate on additional days or to not
operate on a day(s), the Lineholder shall be notified and shall not be required to accept such
sequence in which event the Lineholder shall forfeit all applicable pay protection for that
sequence(s) and all line guarantees associated with that release. Union Agreed 9/11/14
c. If such change involves an adjustment to the schedule within three (3) days prior to
commencement of the affected sequence and prior to report, which results in different city
pairs, RON cities, or causes the sequences to not operate on a day(s), the Lineholder shall be
notified, and with Company consent, the Flight Attendant shall not be required to accept such
sequence in which event the Lineholder shall forfeit all applicable pay protection for that
sequence(s) and all line guarantees associated with that release. Any such adjustment to the
schedule shall be according to the provisions Paragraph 3., below and other provisions of this
Paragraph J. CO AGREED 9/11/14
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d. In no case shall the Lineholder be required to report for a sequence earlier than originally
scheduled. If the rescheduled departure is earlier than the originally scheduled departure, duty
time will commence concurrent with domestic or international report times based on the earlier
departure time. If replaced, such Flight Attendant shall receive the crew substitution
protections afforded in Paragraph J.9., below. CO AGREED 8/15/14
e. In the event the sequence is rescheduled to depart more than one (1) hour later than originally
scheduled, Crew Schedule shall attempt to call the Lineholder to advise her/him of the
rescheduled report time. CO AGREED 8/15/14
3. After Report but prior to Sequences Origination
a. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph J.1, once a Flight Attendant crew reports for a sequence,
the Company may reschedule a Flight Attendant crew to maintain scheduled operations or
substitute another crew on a part of the sequence to maintain scheduled operations in
accordance with published timetables. CO AGREED 8/15/14
b. The Company will make every reasonable effort to reschedule the entire crew together.
However, in extenuating circumstances, the Company may split a Flight Attendant crewif such
split is required in order to maintain schedule. The opportunity to be rescheduled shall be
offered to the Flight Attendants in seniority order. If insufficient Flight Attendants volunteer
to be rescheduled, assignments will be made in inverse seniority. CO AGREED 9/9/14
c. In the event a Flight Attendant crewreports for the origination of a sequence and such sequence
is canceled in its entirety, the individual Flight Attendants in such crew may be rescheduled in
the event that such rescheduling is required to prevent a delay or cancellation. The opportunity
to be rescheduled shall be offered to the Flight Attendants in seniority order. If insufficient
Flight Attendants volunteer to be rescheduled, assignment will be made in inverse seniority
order. CO AGREED 8/15/14
d. A Flight Attendant, after the initial notification of a disruption to her/his sequence will be
advised of her/his rescheduled sequence/assignment prior to four (4) hours after the originally
scheduled sequence sign-in time or three (3) hours after the disruption is known, whichever is
later. Union Agreed 9/11/14
4. After Origination (Departure of First Flight)
a. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph J.1, above, once a Flight Attendant crew has
b. originated a sequence, the Company may reschedule such crew to maintain schedule or
substitute another crew on a part of the sequence to maintain scheduled operations in
accordance with published timetables. Such rescheduled crew will be advised of their
remaining duty assignment for that day and for the balance of the sequence within three (3)
hours after the disruption is known. If not assigned replacement flying within the window
above, the Flight Attendant shall be released for that duty day. CO AGREED 9/11/14It is the
intent of Paragraph J.4.a. above, to The Company will make every reasonable effort to
reschedule the entire crew together. However, in extenuating circumstances, the Company
may split a Flight Attendant crew if such split is required in order to maintain schedule. A
typical example of a situation where the entire crew may not be rescheduled together would be
as follows: CO AGREED 9/9/14
Example: Two (2) Flight Attendant crews are on an overnight in CDG (a 767 crew with six
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(6) Flight Attendants and an A330 crew with nine (9) Flight Attendants). If the A Flight
Attendant on the 767 sequence becomes ill just prior to her/his flights departure, a Flight
Attendant from the A330 crew, if legal to do so, may be rescheduled onto the 767 sequence,
thus splitting the 767 crewand preserving the integrity of the schedule. COAGREED 8/15/14
5. If a Reserve has been removed from a sequence prior to report time consistent with Section 12.M,
Reserve, the pay protections specified therein shall apply. If the sequence cancels in its entirety,
the Reserve may be assigned to a RAP pursuant to Section 12, Reserve. CO AGREED 8/15/14
6. If a Reserves sequence cancels in its entirety and no RAP was originally assigned and no sequence
exists for assignment, the Reserve shall assume duty for the remainder of the RAP in which the
sequence originally reported. If the sequence originally reported in multiple RAPs, Crew Schedule
shall assign the Reserve to the earlier RAP. CO AGREED 8/15/14
7. Return to Crew Base
At the time of rescheduling, the Company shall make every effort to schedule such Flight
Attendant crew to arrive back in their crew base no later than the time she/he was originally
scheduled to return. In no event will the Flight Attendant(s) be rescheduled beyond her/his
originally scheduled return time unless the Company has unsuccessfully made every effort to
provide Reserve coverage to continue the sequence from that point without causing a delay or
cancellation. These provisions shall not be used to eliminate deadheading where no delay is
involved. CO AGREED 9/4/14
8. More Than a Three Hour Delay (After Report)
When a flight departure is delayed for more than three (3) hours, the Flight Attendant who is
scheduled for such flight shall not be required to stand by and shall be relieved of duty at her/his
request, provided that other Flight Attendants are available to replace her/him without increasing
the delay. A Flight Attendant desiring to be released shall remain on duty until the relief Flight
Attendant reports for duty. A Flight Attendant exercising this option shall forfeit any pay and credit
that may be accumulated under any other Paragraph in this Section. CO AGREED 8/15/14
9. Equipment Substitution
a. When different equipment is substituted prior to departure for an entire sequence, and positions
are available in open time, only the required number of Flight Attendant positions for the
downgraded equipment will be staffed. If such sequence is staffed with a full complement at
the time of the equipment substitution, only the required number of Flight Attendant positions
for the downgraded equipment will be required and the most senior Flight Attendant(s) will be
released and receive pay and credit at their hourly rate and all premiums, if applicable. CO
AGREED 8/27/14
b. When different equipment is substituted after departure the Flight Attendant complement will
depend on the number of jumpseats available. In the event fewer jumpseats are available than
there are Flight Attendants who have reported for the sequence, the junior Flight Attendants on
the sequence, regardless of bid position, will fly the sequence and receive pay and credit at
their hourly rate, and all premiums, if applicable. The most senior Flight Attendant(s) shall be
compensated for the sequence at her/his hourly rate and all applicable premiums. At Company
option, the original Flight Attendant may be required to return to her/his original sequence at
any time prior to the termination of such sequence, but for this provision to have effect such
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Flight Attendant must be notified of such requirement at the time she/he is notified of the
equipment substitution. CO AGREED 8/27/14
c. If a sequence transits back through crew base and the Flight Attendant(s) is no longer required
to fulfill the crew complement for the balance of the sequence, the downgrade provisions of
Paragraphs a. and b., above, will be applied based on the departure time of the portion of the
sequence which transits through the crew base. Union Agreed 8/27/14
10. A Flight Attendant, who is rescheduled in accordance with Paragraphs J.2., J.3. or J.4., above, will
be guaranteed the pay value of her/his originally awarded or assigned sequence, as published in the
electronic bid package or actual time, whichever is greater, excluding canceled segments. A
sequence which does not appear on the electronic bid package, e.g., ferry flights, extra sections,
etc., will be pay protected to the posted value of the sequence prior to its award or assignment. This
pay protection will also apply to a Flight Attendant who is replaced as a result of a crew or
equipment substitution. CO AGREED 9/9/14
13. Notification of Delay
a. When a Flight Attendant's originating trip of the day is delayed and s/he is notified of this delay
prior to leaving for the airport, his/her duty day begins at his/her rescheduled report time. If Crew
Schedule is unable to reach the Flight Attendant before s/he departs for the field, and s/he reports
for the original departure time, his/her duty day begins at the originally scheduled report time.
However, if the call is placed by Crew Schedule three (3) hours or more prior to the originally
scheduled departure time and the Flight Attendant cannot be contacted, s/he will be considered
notified. Crew Schedule will use its best efforts to notify a Flight Attendant affected by a delay as
soon as practicable after Crew Schedule becomes aware of the delay. Union Agreed 9/11/14.
b. If a courtesy call notifying a Flight Attendant that her/his trip has been cancelled in its entirety has
been received less than three (3) hours prior to report, the report/no fly pay specified in Hours of
Service would apply. However, if the Flight Attendant has not departed her/his residence, then the
three (3) hours report/no fly pay specified in Hours of Service would not apply. CO AGREED
9/15/14
K. ILLEGAL THROUGH NO FAULT
1. If, after the time of award, a Flight Attendant becomes illegal (contractual or FAR) through no fault
of her/his own to originate her/his sequence, such Flight Attendant shall have the option of splitting
on to the sequence, once she/he becomes legal at the point the sequence passes through her/his crew
base. If the sequence does not pass through the Flight Attendants crew base, she/he will be
permitted to pick up the sequence at the point where she/he becomes legal. However, if it is
impractical for the Company to split the Flight Attendant on to the sequence, the Flight Attendant
shall be released from the sequence and paid the value of the originally scheduled sequence. To
receive pay protections under this Paragraph, the Flight Attendant must be FAR Illegal, a
Lineholder, or a Reserve on an ETB trip, except as provided for in Paragraph b., below. Union
Agreed 9/12/14
Example: A Flight Attendant arrives in late Monday night from her/his sequence and becomes
FAR illegal for the following two day sequence on Tuesday/Wednesday PHX-LGA-RON-LGA-
PHX. It would be impractical for the Company to deadhead the Flight Attendant to LGA fly the
LGA-PHX segment as the Company already had the sequence covered by another Flight
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Attendant. In this situation, the Flight Attendant would not be permitted to split on the trip and
would receive pay and credit for the entire sequence as it was flown by a substitute crew. Union
Agreed 9/5/14
a. For sequences other than such Flight Attendants last sequence or series of sequences of the
bid month, such Flight Attendant shall be paid and credited for any portion(s) of the sequence
flown by a substitute crew, up to the point where she/he splits back on or could have split
back on. CO AGREED 9/15/14
b. As an exception to this Paragraph, a Reserve awarded a sequence via the ETB on Moveable
days and subsequently awarded/assigned a sequence by Crew Scheduling on Moveable days
prior to such ETB trip will not be afforded pay protection. A Reserve awarded a sequence
on a Moveable day(s) shall only be assigned a sequence in accordance with Paragraph G.4.,
above. Union Agreed 9/5/14
c. If such sequence was the Flight Attendants last sequence or series of sequences of the bid
month, she/he shall be paid and credited in accordance with Paragraph L.4., below. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
2. Illegal After Time of Award But Prior to Origination
a. If, after the time of award but prior to origination, a Flight Attendant remains legal for the
origination of her/his sequence but is projected to become illegal through no fault of her/his
own to complete such sequence, she/he must originate the sequence and split off at the latest
point it passes through her/his crew base and she/he remains legal. If the sequence does not
pass through her/his crew base, prior to her/him becoming illegal, she/he will be required to
split the sequence at the point prior to when she/he becomes illegal. Union Agreed 9/5/14
b. Such Flight Attendant shall be paid and credited for any portion(s) of the sequence flown by a
substitute crew after the point where she/he splits off. In the event such sequence is her/his
last sequence or series of sequences of the bid month, the Flight Attendant shall be paid and
credited for the remainder of the sequence regardless of whether the remainder of the
sequence was flown by a substitute crew. Union Agreed 9/5/14
c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Flight Attendant may request, and the Company may
consent, to drop the sequence and any pay protection would be waived. Union Agreed
9/5/14
3. Illegal After Origination
If, after originating a sequence a Flight Attendant becomes illegal to complete the sequence, such
Flight Attendant shall be split off at the latest point the sequence passes through her/his crew base
and she/he remains legal. If the sequence does not pass through the Flight Attendants crew base
prior to her/him becoming illegal, she/he shall be split off at the point of illegality. In either
circumstance the Flight Attendant will be pay protected for any portion(s) flown by a substitute
crewmember after splitting off. If such sequence is the Flight Attendants last sequence or series
of sequences of the bid month, she/he shall be paid in accordance with Paragraph L.4., below. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
L. LAST SEQUENCE OF THE MONTH PAY AND CREDIT
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1. When a Lineholders last series of sequences in a bid month is cancelled in its entirety, or when a
Lineholder is illegal through no fault to originate her/his last sequence of the bid month, she/he
shall be paid and credited for the entire sequence. CO AGREED 9/15/14
2. When a Lineholder becomes illegal after origination (whether such illegality is known prior to or
after origination) for a portion(s) of her/his last sequence of the bid month, she/he must originate
such sequence and shall be split off at the latest point the sequence passes through her/his crew
base and she/he remains legal. If the sequence does not pass through the Flight Attendants crew
base prior to her/his becoming illegal, she/he shall be split off at the point of illegality. In either
circumstance, she/he will be paid and credited for the portion(s) of the sequence for which she/he
was illegal. CO AGREED 9/15/14
3. If a Lineholder is unable to originate her/his last sequence of the bid month because the origination
has cancelled (whether known prior to or after report), the Company may request the Flight
Attendant to split onto such sequence, and the Flight Attendant must split on, subject to the
following conditions: CO AGREED 9/15/14
a. The notification of the split must occur prior to the completion of the first scheduled duty period
of such sequence. When a Lineholder reports to the airport and signs in for the sequence and
is subsequently notified of the split, she/he will be provided with hotel accommodations in the
event the sequence does not originate on the same day. Union Agreed 9/11/14
b. The Companys request must be made pursuant to Paragraphs J. CO AGREED 9/9/14
c. The Flight Attendant shall be pay protected for the cancelled portion(s) of such sequence. CO
AGREED 9/9/14
d. If the Company does not make such request, the Flight Attendant shall be released and pay
protected for the entire sequence. CO AGREED 9/9/14
4. If a Lineholder is legal to originate and to complete her/his last sequence of the bid month, but
some portion(s) of such sequence are cancelled, she/he will be pay protected for the cancelled
portion(s) but will be obligated to fly the portion(s) of the sequence that are not cancelled. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
5. After origination, a Flight Attendant on her/his last trip of the month may be rescheduled in
accordance with Paragraph J.6. CO AGREED 9/9/14
M. SEQUENCE SPLITS
1. All sequence splits shall be limited to the Flight Attendants crew base except:
a. When a Flight Attendant must split a sequence to comply with an involuntary legality after
sequence award; CO AGREED 8/15/14
b. For emergency of a personal nature; CO AGREED 8/15/14
c. For sick; CO AGREED 8/15/14
d. At Company request; CO AGREED 8/15/14
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e. In accordance with the provisions of Section 29, Training; CO AGREED 8/15/14
f. For a Reserve in accordance with Section 12.L. CO AGREED 8/15/14
2. Company Initiated Splits or Replacement Flight Attendants
a. A Flight Attendant who splits onto or off of a sequence shall receive Trip Rig and Duty Rig
from the point at which the sequence is split, except that duty time related to deadheading will
only be paid for the replacement Flight Attendant unless such split is made at Company request.
CO AGREED 8/15/14
b. The sequence will be recalculated and a five hour (5:00) average duty period established for
each day of the sequence. CO AGREED 9/11/14
3. Flight Attendant causing the Split
a. Trip rig does not apply. CO AGREED 8/15/14
b. Duty rig calculated for duty periods completed prior to/following the day of the split only, as
applicable. CO AGREED 8/15/14
c. The greater of the three hour (3:00) minimum day or the scheduled or actual segments flown,
or actual if greater, for duty periods completed prior to/following the day of the split, if
applicable, and actual pay for the day of the split. CO AGREED 9/11/14
d. There shall be no pay or credit for a deadhead generated as a result of such split.
Pay/Credit
Provision for
Split Trips
Company Initiated Splits and
Replacement Flight Attendant
(the one who did not cause the
split.)
Flight Attendant causing the split-Sick,
Emergency, Personal, Bereavement,
Union Business, Reserve split for ETB,
Stuck Commuting
Trip Rig and
Per Diem
Calculated to/from point of split,
including any necessary
deadhead and report and
debrief.*
Trip Rig does not apply. Per Diem ends
following the last segment worked.
Duty Rig Calculated to/from point of split,
including any necessary
deadhead and report and
debrief.*
Duty rig calculated for duty periods
completed prior to/following the day of
the split only, as applicable.
Minimum Day
CO
AGREED
9/11/14
The sequence will be
recalculated and a five hour
(5:00) average duty period
established for each day of the
sequence.
The greater of the three hour (3:00)
minimum day or scheduled or actual
segments flown, for duty periods
completed prior to the day/following the
day of the split, if applicable, and actual
pay for the day of the split.
*Deadhead pay applies to/from the point of the split. When a duty period consists solely of a
deadhead flight into position to pick up or to return to base from a split trip, the Flight Attendant
will receive the greater of the two hours (2:00) or actual deadhead time. CO AGREED 8/15/14
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N. SEQUENCE TRADES DAY OF DEPARTURE
A Flight Attendant, on the day of departure, may electronically exchange sequences or positions on
sequences which depart on the same day at a crew base. Union Agreed 8/26/14
O. PROJECTION AND ADJUSTMENT
1. General
a. Upon publication of a Flight Attendants PBS award, a monthly bidding credit window shall
be established between forty (40) credited hours and ninety-five (95) credited hours of
Company Time (including any Vacation, Training, etc.) in her/his line. For a High Option
Flight Attendant, her/his TTS cap shall be her/his PBS High Option cap plus five (5) hours.
CO AGREED 8/15/14
b. When a change in contractual month occurs during a sequence, pay and credit for the time
flown before midnight shall be paid and credited to the month in which the Flight Attendant
originated the flight. In the event a duty period actually terminates on the last day of the month,
but the arrival time at the domicile, based on local time of the last point of departure, flying
time and credit associated with the duty period would extend past midnight, such time will be
paid and credited in the following month. Midnight shall be determined on the basis of local
time at the point of last take off. Union Agreed 8/26/14
c. Accumulated actual credit, when added to future scheduled activity, shall constitute a Flight
Attendants projected credited time. CO AGREED 8/15/14
d. Sequences picked up while utilizing ETB will increase a Lineholders projection and her/his
TTS maximum bidding credit window. Sequences dropped utilizing the ETB will reduce a
Lineholders projection and her/his TTS maximum bidding credit window. Except for
adjustments because of ETB activity, the TTS maximum shall remain constant throughout the
month. CO AGREED 8/15/14
e. Once awarded by PBS, TTS, Daily Scheduling or ETB, each Flight Attendant will be obligated
to all sequences in her/his line. CO AGREED 8/15/14
i. The Flight Attendant shall be responsible for all self-initiated changes to her/his schedule.
ii. If a Flight Attendant fails to check-in for a sequence within ten (10) minutes past the
scheduled report time, Crew Schedule may remove the Flight Attendant from the sequence
without pay protection. However, if a Flight Attendant arrives at the aircraft with sufficient
time to change the manifest, Crew Schedule will allow the
Flight Attendant to fly the sequence even if a Standby Reserve has been assigned. CO
AGREED 8/27/14
2. Over Projection and Under Projection
a. TTS or Daily Scheduling transactions must result in a projected credited time value within the
bidding credit window, however in the event that actual accumulated credit, plus future
scheduled activity results in a credit projection above or below the bidding credit window, TTS
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or Daily Scheduling may be used to adjust such over or under projection. CO AGREED
8/15/14
b. When over projected, TTS or Daily Scheduling transactions may result in a projected credited
time value higher than the bidding credit window, however until projected credited time is
within the bidding window, each TTS or Daily Scheduling award must be equal to or reduce
the Flight Attendants projected credited time. CO AGREED 8/15/14
c. When under projected, TTS or Daily Scheduling transactions may result in a projected credited
time value lower than the bidding credit window, however until projected credited time is
within the bidding window, each TTS or Daily Scheduling award is equal to or increases the
Flight Attendants projected credited time. CO AGREED 8/15/14
3. Involuntary Over Projection
a. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Flight Attendant, her/his projected credited
time exceeds the bidding credit window, the Flight Attendant may utilize TTS or Daily
Scheduling to reduce her/his projection or, if not, fly over the monthly maximum and be paid
as specified in Paragraph O.3.b., below. In order to reduce her/his projection to her/his
applicable monthly maximum, Daily Scheduling and the Flight Attendant shall mutually agree
on the sequence(s) to be dropped, with the understanding that coverage requirements may
dictate which portion or sequence will be given up to adjust projected time. In the event the
only sequences remaining to be dropped are sequences that touch a protected holiday and the
Flight Attendants last trip of the month, the protected holiday sequence will be maintained on
the Flight Attendants schedule. CO AGREED 8/15/14
b. If by the end of the month, a Flight Attendant does not utilize TTS or Daily Scheduling to
reduce their projection to within the bidding credit window, payment for such excess time will
be made on the 15
th
day of the following month. CO AGREED 8/15/14
P. LAST LIVE LEG
A Lineholder or a Reserve released into a day off or on a day off, or released for a future sequence
assignment may fly another Flight Attendants last live leg for her/him provided all parties adhere to
the following: CO AGREED 9/5/14
1. A Flight Attendant swapping onto the flight segment must ascertain that her/his name appears on
the flight plan. CO AGREED 8/15/14
2. Any Flight Attendant swapping onto a flight segment must inform Crew Schedule in advance of
such swap and provide the names of the Flight Attendants involved. A Flight Attendant swap shall
not create a delay in passenger boarding or departure. CO AGREED 8/15/14
3. A Flight Attendant swapping onto the flight must be legal to do so. In the event the last live leg is
followed by a deadhead, the Flight Attendant swapping onto the live leg must also be legal for the
deadhead leg. In the event the deadhead leg becomes a live working segment, the replacement
Flight Attendant would be required to work such segment and must be legal to do so. It will be the
individual Flight Attendants responsibility to ascertain that the swap and her/his own sequence, if
applicable, will be in compliance with all applicable FARs. e.g., the combination cannot exceed
the Flight Attendant FARs or the combination cannot trigger a compensatory rest violation on the
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replacement Flight Attendants sequence. A Flight Attendant accepting a last live leg waives
her/his duty and block limitations and rest requirements up to the Flight Attendant FARs. CO
AGREED 8/15/14
4. No pay protection will be provided should the Flight Attendant become illegal for her/his own
Q. STAFFING
1. The Company will pay understaffing pay for each segment identified as needing an additional
position(s) if such position is not covered in accordance with the pre-determined parameters. An
aircraft lacking one (1) or more Flight Attendant(s) in accordance with the parameters established
by the Company will result in the payment of understaffing on the understaffed segment(s) as
specified in Section 3 Compensation. CO AGREED 9/5/14
2. The current published staffing guidelines, effective _______, shall be used to determine the number
of bid positions and the total number of Flight Attendants who will be assigned to flights with
variable manning. Thereafter, the Company may establish, at its discretion and from time to time,
new staffing formulas. These formulas shall be made available to Flight Attendants, and APFA
shall be notified of a change (45) days prior to implementation of the new formula. Staffing
formulas shall specify increments based on the type of equipment, level of service, flying time and
passenger load, as determined by the Company. CO AGREED 9/5/14
3. While it is understood that the Company shall have discretion in changing staffing or service levels,
APFA shall be afforded a safeguard against the Company abusing that discretion. Accordingly,
APFA shall have the right to file a Presidential grievance if the Company abuses its discretion by
assigning an unreasonable workload to Flight Attendants. CO AGREED 9/5/14
4. APFA shall have three months from date of implementation of a change in staffing or service level
to file a Presidential grievance which shall be processed in accordance with the Presidential
grievance procedures set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. CO AGREED 9/5/14
R. TELEPHONE RECORDING AND RULES
1. All telephone conversations between Flight Attendants and Crew Schedule, with the exception of
Managers and above, involving scheduling matters shall be recorded. CO AGREED 8/15/14
2. The phone recording system will provide a method of indication of the time, date of the call and
the number called. Such recordings shall be kept for ninety (90) days and shall be made accessible
to each National Scheduling Chair or her/his designee on a need to know basis. In the event of a
dispute, the tapes will be kept until the dispute is settled. CO AGREED 8/15/14
3. If, for any reason, a recorded conversation is missing, erased or is otherwise inaudible, a prompt
review of the incident in question will be made by the Director of Crew Schedule or her/his
designee upon written request from the respective National Scheduling Chair. If the gap in any
recording or the content of the missing information cannot substantiate the Companys position,
then the affected Flight Attendant shall receive the benefit of the doubt. CO AGREED 8/15/14
4. Upon being notified by a representative of the Union that a recording needs to be retrieved, and the
date, approximate time, and schedulers name is provided, the Company shall forward the recording
to the Union within five (5) business days. CO AGREED 8/15/14
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5. Flight Attendant phone numbers and schedule information will not be given out by Crew Schedule
unless the Flight Attendant has given specific authority to do so. However, APFA emergency
numbers, as provided by the Union for this purpose, will be made available on request. CO
AGREED 8/15/14
6. When calling a Flight Attendant, Crew Schedule employees must identify themselves by Company
and department to the person answering the telephone. CO AGREED 8/15/14
7. Recordings will be reviewed when a complaint or concern is raised by either the flight attendant or
scheduling. The Company shall retain the recordings for a period of ninety (90) days. Either party
may request retention of a relevant recording associated with contractual issues relating to pay,
planning, or scheduling or issues relating to the Companys policy against harassment and/or
discrimination beyond the ninety (90) day period. Such recording(s) will be retained until both
parties agree that the specific issue has been resolved. When an issue is identified by either party,
the recording may be reviewed by a representative of both the Company and the APFA.
Recordings, transcripts, copies, or information obtained from a recorded conversation may not be
used in any disciplinary proceeding or process. Union Agreed 9/5/14
S. FLIGHT ATTENDANT POSITIONS
Flight Attendant shall be able to bid and be awarded by position in PBS, TTS, and ETB. A Flight
Attendant may not be displaced from her/his awarded or assigned position on her/his sequence
regardless of how she/he acquired the position (e.g. PBS, ETB, TTS, Reserve processing), except as
provided for in Section 14.L.1.e., International. A Flight Attendant on a flight who requests a position
upgrade on the TTS Unsuccessful Bidders list to another position on the same flight, will receive the
position upgrade prior to a Reserve being assigned the position as specified in accordance with
Paragraph G.6., above. CO AGREED 9/9/14
T. CREW SCHEDULE ERRORS DOUBLE COVERED POSITIONS
1. When a Lineholder is awarded a sequence from the monthly bid awards, TTS, ETB, Daily
Schedule, but at check-in time is not listed in her/his awarded position, she/he may not be forced
off the sequence. When a Reserve is awarded a sequence from the ETB or Daily Schedule and signs
in for the sequence, but at check-in time is not listed in her/his awarded position, she/he may not
be forced off the sequence. Union Agreed 8/26/14
2. The Flight Attendant who was awarded/acquired the sequence first shall have priority to work the
trip. The opportunity to be released as a result of a Crew Schedule error will be determined by
System Seniority. CO AGREED 9/5/14
3. A claim for the first duty period, or first two (2) duty periods if applicable, will apply (or three (3)
if the sequence checks in too late for the Lineholder to bid in that days TTS). The affected
Lineholders pay for the remainder of the double covered sequence shall be protected if she/he goes
on to the Unsuccessful bidders List to be made whole by requesting a like sequence(s), i.e.,
comparable check-in/out times, number of days, Domestic for Domestic, IPD for IPD, and NIPD
for NIPD. Union Agreed 9/5/14
4. If a Reserve Flight Attendant on an RSV day is taken off a sequence because of double coverage,
she/he shall be considered on duty, as defined in Section 2. until released by crew schedule.
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Upon release, she/he may be required to remain available for further scheduling purposes on that
same day. However, in accepting any further sequence award/assignment that day, the Reserves
report time for the original sequence will be used in determining her/his applicable maximum duty
day period. The affected Reserves pay for the remainder of the double covered sequence is
protected if, when future sequences are awarded for the following day, she/he selects a like
sequence(s). CO AGREED 8/15/14
5. If a Reserve on an RSV day is taken off a sequence because of double coverage and subsequently
receives another sequence assignment from daily Crew Schedule, all applicable scheduling
parameters in this Agreement shall remain intact (i.e., duty day limitations). CO AGREED
8/15/14
6. If a claimant flies a sequence after the pay protected duty period(s) worth more time than the
originally scheduled (double covered) sequence, she/he may claim the pay protected duty period(s)
in addition to the sequence flown. CO AGREED 8/15/14
7. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to split a sequence to be pay protected. CO AGREED
8/15/14
8. Procedures and pay protection for any other Crew Schedule errors that are not otherwise covered
in this Agreement will be handled using the same methodology as outlined in this Paragraph. CO
AGREED 8/15/14
U. SATELLITE BASE(S)
1. General
a. The Company will determine, in its sole discretion, the city at which any satellite base test will
be conducted and to which crewbase city the satellite base is linked. The Company will provide
written notification to the President of APFA once any satellite base test city has been selected.
CO AGREED 9/5/14
b. The Company will determine, and on a month-by-month basis, the number of trip sequences
that originate from any satellite base. It is understood that the Company may determine in any
particular month to offer no sequences originating from any satellite base. CO AGREED
9/5/14
c. At any time, the Company or APFA may unilaterally terminate this agreement by providing
written notice to the other party. In the event this agreement is terminated, the Company will
cease using any satellite base no later than one month following the written notice of
termination. Once terminated, all obligations will cease in all respects. CO AGREED 9/5/14
d. Each satellite base will be provided one (1) Satellite Base Coordinator, and the Company will
pay fifteen (15) hours flight pay and credit to the Satellite Base Coordinator. Union Agreed
9/11/14
e. The Satellite Base Coordinator shall assist the Flight Attendants with all forms of trip trades in
order to avoid creating open sequences originating from the satellite base. CO AGREED
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2. Eligibility for Trip Sequence Awards and Assignments
a. All active Flight Attendants in an active bid status who are based at the crew base city to which
the satellite base is linked may bid for the trip sequences that originate from the satellite base.
CO AGREED 9/5/14
b. Flight Attendants awarded a trip sequence originating from the satellite base shall be
responsible for their own transportation to and from the satellite base without exception. CO
AGREED 9/5/14
c. A Flight Attendant who fails to submit a bid or who fails to bid for a sufficient number of
sequences shall not be assigned a satellite base trip sequence. Any trips not assigned in PBS
or TTS shall not be counted towards the 3% open time limitations. CO AGREED 9/5/14
3. Lineholder Trip Sequence
All satellite base trip sequences will originate and terminate at the satellite base city with no
allocated ground deadhead as either the first or last segment of the sequence. CO AGREED 9/5/14
4. Reserve Sequences
The Company will not assign a Reserve Flight Attendant to a satellite base sequence. CO
AGREED 9/5/14
5. Filling of Open Time
Satellite open time will be filled in accordance with the provisions of 10.E, TTS. An open sequence
will require a deadhead (including a surface deadhead) to and from the satellite base at the
beginning and end of the sequence if such open sequence is involuntarily assigned to the Flight
Attendant (e.g., reserve assignment). Flight Attendants who are awarded a satellite open sequence
shall be responsible for their own transportation to and from the satellite. CO AGREED 9/5/14
6. Trip Trades
a. Flight Attendants who are awarded or assigned trip sequences originating from the satellite
base may use all the provisions of the TTS, including trades involving sequences originating
from the satellite and crew base. CO AGREED 9/5/14
b. Flight Attendants who are awarded or assigned trip sequences originating from the satellite
base may trip trade with other Flight Attendants at the same crew base, including trades
involving sequences originating from the satellite base. CO AGREED 9/5/14
c. Flight Attendants who trade for or pick-up sequences originating from the satellite base shall
be responsible for their own transportation to and from the satellite base. CO AGREED 9/5/14
d. In no case will a Flight Attendant holding a trip sequence at the satellite base be permitted to
drop such trips into TTS. CO AGREED 9/5/14
7. Administrative Support/Parking
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a. For purposes of employee parking provided in Section 4, the satellite base shall not be
considered the Flight Attendants base city. The Company will provide parking at either the
crew base city, satellite base or the American Airlines/American Eagle station of the Flight
Attendants choice. In no case will the Company be required to provide parking that exceeds
the scope of the parking provisions contained in Section 4, Expenses. CO AGREED 9/9/14
b. The Company will continue to provide administrative support (e.g., Flight Attendant company
mailboxes, access to manual revisions, etc.) at the crew base only, and in no case will the
Company be required to provide administrative support of any kind at a satellite base. CO
AGREED 9/9/14
V. GENERAL
1. The Company shall furnish a Flight Attendant with an electronic statement of her/his monthly flight
time. If a discrepancy exists between the Companys records and the Flight Attendants records,
and the affected Flight Attendant desires to reconcile the discrepancy, such Flight Attendant will
furnish the Company with a statement of her/his flight time by sequences for the bid month
involved, and the Company agrees to make the necessary reconciliation. CO AGREED 8/27/14
2. Temporary Phone Numbers
A Flight Attendant is required to have a primary telephone contact. A Flight Attendant may have a
secondary number on file with Crew Schedule. However, in the event she/he needs to use a
temporary number, she/he must update in the CrewManagement Systemher/his new phone contact
for each applicable day. Crew Schedule will call a Flight Attendant first at the primary telephone
number and then the secondary number, if supplied. Union Agreed 8/26/14
3. A Reserve working a trip on her/his day off shall be treated as a Lineholder for that trip for all
purposes of this Agreement, e.g. rescheduling, illegal through no fault of her/his own, double
covered trips. CO AGREED 8/15/14
4. In circumstances when a Flight Attendant is entitled to pay protection, such pay protection shall be
inclusive of applicable premiums (i.e., Foreign Speaker, International, Senior Pay, AFT and Galley)
from the original trip, except when: 1) the payment of such premium is excluded elsewhere in the
agreement, 2) pay protection is a daily credit 3) pay protection is for Sick, Training, Holding, Jury
Duty, Bereavement, Holiday, Settling/Moving Days, and Report No Fly. Premium protections are
applicable to PBS Primary Lineholder or the Flight Attendant holding the applicable position at the
trip origination.
In the event of an equipment downgrade, a Flight Attendant released with pay protection will be
provided applicable premiums as specified in Section 10.J.8, Scheduling. A Flight Attendant who
is not released shall receive the premiums applicable to the downgraded equipment. COAGREED
8/15/14
5. The Number 1 Flight Attendant will be responsible for communicating with Crew Schedule. In
no event shall a Flight Attendant accept a change in itinerary from anyone other than Crew
Schedule, a Company designee, e.g., member of management, Flight Service Management or the
Captain. Notwithstanding the above, a customer service agent may inform the Flight Attendant of
the need to contact Crew Schedule for possible change of itinerary. CO AGREED 9/5/14
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6. There shall be no charge for a Flight Attendant to access or interface with any of the various
scheduling systems, e.g., ETB, PBS, TTS, Reserve information, from her/his own internet
connection. CO AGREED 9/4/14
7. Scheduling efficiencies, including but not limited to PBS, will not result in additional furloughs of
any Flight Attendants employed as of the ratification date. Protection ends twelve (12) months
after the final implementation of PBS at all bases.
8. Trips Missed-Assumed Legality (Paper Legal)
A Flight Attendant who is relieved from flying duties for a paid absence including, but not limited
to, vacation, sick leave, training, jury duty, union leave, displacement, personal emergency, shall
not assume the legality of the trip sequence(s) from which s/he is removed. However, a Flight
Attendant shall be considered illegal and shall be removed from any trip in the following
circumstances: CO AGREED 9/5/14
a. when there is a "direct conflict" between the two trip sequences, i.e., the second trip sequence
is scheduled to depart prior to the scheduled arrival of the first; CO AGREED 9/5/14
b. or the amount of time between the scheduled arrival of the first trip sequence and the scheduled
departure of the second trip sequence is less than the applicable report and debrief period
combined. CO AGREED 9/5/14
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SECTION 11 - HOURS OF SERVICE
A. GENERAL (Domestic and International)
1. The flight time limitations provided in this Agreement shall include all flight time on regularly
scheduled pairings, extra sections, charter pairings, scenic flights, publicity flights, ferry flights,
other flights where Flight Attendants perform regular flight duties, pairing hour credit, daily duty
credit, minimumduty credit, report no-fly credit, and deadheading in accordance with the deadhead
provisions as set forth in this Agreement. CO AGREED 9/11/14
2. Actual block-to-block time or scheduled time on a leg-by-leg basis, whichever is greater, shall be
used in computing all flight time for pay purposes. CO AGREED 6/17/14
B. CUMULATIVE DUTY LIMITATIONS (Domestic and International)
1. A Reserve Flight Attendant may be scheduled to fly up to thirty-five (35) block hours in any seven
(7) consecutive days. Further, in actual operations, a Reserve will complete her/his pairing
combination even if the scheduled duty limitations are exceeded so long as no applicable Flight
Attendant specific FAR is violated. CO AGREED 7/23/14
2. A Lineholder, in PBS or TTS, may be scheduled to fly up to thirty (30) block hours in any seven
(7) consecutive days. However, in actual operations a Lineholder will complete her/his pairing
combination unless the duty limitation exceeds thirty five (35) block hours. CO AGREED 7/23/14
3. A Flight Attendant at her/his option may waive the limitations in Paragraph 1. and 2. above. Once
waived, a Flight Attendant will complete her/his trip combination so long as no applicable FAR is
violated. Once the waiver is exercised, the waiver will be applied for the remainder of the month.
CO AGREED 7/23/14
4. Domestic and International deadhead time, will not count toward the thirty-five (35) hours in seven
(7) days limitation in scheduled and actual operations. CO AGREED 7/22/14
C. 5. ETB time will not count toward the thirty-five (35) hours in seven (7) days limitation. CO AGREED
7/23/1424:00 HOURS OFF IN 7 DAYS (Domestic and International)
1. A Flight Attendant cannot fly more than six (6) consecutive days unless the six (6) consecutive day
period either contains or is followed by a consecutive twenty-four (24) hour period free from all
duty. Such twenty-four (24) hours shall be actual hours, shall be calculated fromthe time of release
to report and will occur during an RON, if applicable, or at her/his crew base. CO AGREED
6/17/14
2. As an exception to Paragraph C.1., above, the established PBS default for the consideration of
required rest in seven (7) days shall require that FAR rest occur while in her/his crew base. CO
AGREED 6/17/14
D. DUTY PERIOD MINIMUM AND DUTY RIG (Domestic and International)
1. Minimum Guarantee
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A Flight Attendant who flies and completes a sequence, or a sequence including deadheading in
accordance with the provisions of Paragraph A.1shall receive the greatest of the following: Union
agreed 7/8/14
a. Flight time pay and flight time credit scheduled or actual on a leg by leg basis. CO AGREED
7/7/14
b. Minimum of five hours (5:00) flight time pay and flight time credit multiplied by the number
of duty periods within a sequence provided, however, any sequence that contains more than
one (1) duty period will be credited with a minimum of three hours (3:00) flight time pay and
flight time credit for each duty period. Union Agreed 9/5/14
c. Scheduled or actual on-duty time, whichever is greater, as provided in Paragraph D.5. of this
Section. CO AGREED 7/7/14
d. Scheduled or actual Trip rig, whichever is greater, as provided in Paragraph D.4. of this Section.
CO AGREED 7/7/14
2. Definition of Completed Trip
a. Landing at an airport other than the airport or co-terminal of original departure, or; Union
Agreed 6/19/14
b. If the aircraft returns to the gate at the airport or co-terminal of original departure after takeoff
for reasons other than mechanical. Union Agreed 6/19/14
If the aircraft returns to the gate at the airport of departure after takeoff because of mechanical
reasons, and no additional flying is performed within the on-duty period, it is not considered a
completed trip sequence and call out pay or on-duty time applies. CO AGREED 7/7/14
3. Call-Out
a. A Flight Attendant who reports to the airport for a specific flight assignment but who does no
flying shall, if applicable, be eligible for Holding Time/Ground Time, as provided in Section
3.E. of this Agreement and shall receive the greater of: Union Agreed 6/19/14
i. Trip Sequence Origination
(a) flight time pay for On-Duty Time as provided in Paragraph D.5 of this Section, from
the time s/he reports for the specific flight assignment continuing until s/he is released
to begin her/his legal rest period, or Union Agreed 6/19/14
(b) three (3) hours flight time pay. Union Agreed 6/19/14
ii. Mid-Sequence
(a) flight time pay and flight time credit for On-Duty Time as provided in Paragraph D.5.
of this Section, or, if greater, flight time pay and flight time credit for Time Away from
Base, calculated in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph D.4. of this Section,
from the time she/he reports for the specific flight assignment continuing until she/he
is released to begin her/his legal rest period, or; Union Agreed 6/19/14
(b) three (3) hours flight time pay and credit. Union Agreed 6/19/14
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b. This provision shall not apply to a Flight Attendant who does not fly due to her/his own
incapacity for flight. Union Agreed 6/19/14
c. This provision shall not apply to a Flight Attendant who is displaced by a supervisor, instructor,
or other authorized personnel. CO AGREED 9/8/14
4. Trip Rig (1 for 3.50):
For each pairing as defined in Section 2, Definitions, a Flight Attendant on a sequence shall be paid
and credited with one (1) hour for each three (3) hours and thirty (30) minutes prorated. When the
actual flight time is less than the time so credited, the difference between the flight time and the
one (1) hour for three (3) hours and thirty (30) minutes prorated shall be computed as a continuation
of the last leg of the return pairing to her/his crew base. Union Agreed 7/8/14
5. Duty Rig (1 for 2)
A Flight Attendant shall receive a minimum of one (1) hour of pay and credit for every two (2)
hours of actual on-duty time prorated on a minute-by-minute basis of actual on-duty time. CO
AGREED 6/17/14
6. Pairing rig, duty rig and minimum duty credit shall be paid and credited in the month during which
such claim is earned. However, when a change in a contractual month occurs during a sequence,
pay and credit for the time flown before midnight shall be paid and credited to the month in which
the Flight Attendant originated the flight. In the event a duty period actually terminates on the last
day of the month, but the arrival time at the domicile, based on local time of the last point of
departure, flying time and credit associated with the duty period would extend past midnight, such
time will be paid and credited in the following month. Midnight shall be determined on the basis
of local time at the point of last take off. Union Agreed 7/21/14
Example: (discuss)
E. DOMESTIC DUTY LIMITATIONS (Monthly Pairing Construction Only)
Maximum Scheduled Duty Period (Hours) Based on Number of Flight Segments
Report
Time
(Home
Base)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7+
0000-0359 9:15 9:15 9: 15 9: 15 9: 15 9: 15 9: 15
0400-0459 10: 15 10: 15 10: 15 10: 15 9: 15 9: 15 9: 15
0500-0559 12: 15 12: 15 12: 15 12: 15 11:45 11:15 10:45
0600-0659 13:15 13:15 12: 15 12: 15 11:45 11:15 10:45
0700-1259 13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15 12:45 12:15 11:45
1300-1659 12: 15 12: 15 12: 15 12: 15 11:45 11:15 10:45
1700-2159 12: 15 12: 15 11: 15 11: 15 10: 15 9: 15 9: 15
2200-2259 11: 15 11: 15 10: 15 10: 15 9: 15 9: 15 9: 15
2300-2359 10: 15 10: 15 10: 15 9: 15 9: 15 9: 15 9: 15
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NOTE: The above chart is limited to 8 hours and 59 minutes (8:59) block hours. However, a duty period
may exceed in both duty and block time provided the sequence is limited to one (1) duty period and to no
more than two (2) live segments. The scheduled on-duty maximum for such pairing shall be fourteen (14)
hours and fifteen (15) hours in actual operations. Union Agreed 7/23/14
A Flight Attendant scheduled for a duty period with greater than eight hours and 59 minutes (8:59) block hours shall
receive a minimum of eleven (11) hours of rest (Home Base and RON) following the duty period, which cannot be
reduced below nine (9) hours in actual operations. Such Home Base Rest may be waived by the Flight Attendant
per Paragraph 11.I, below. CO AGREED 7/11/14 F. DOMESTIC ON-DUTY LIMITATION
(Actual Operations)
1. Actual Operations On-Duty Limitations
A Flight Attendant will not be required to remain on duty in excess of the duty limitations detailed
in the chart below: CO AGREED 7/22/14
Report Time
Re-scheduled
On-Duty Max
Operational
On-Duty Max
0500-1659 13:15 hours 15:00 hours
1700-2259 12:15 hours 13:00 hours
2300-0459 11:15 hours 12:00 hours
NOTE: On a block-to-block basis, if the duty period has a break of at least five (5) hours or twice
the number of hours of duty aloft preceding the break, whichever is greater, then the thirteen (13)
hour rescheduled on-duty maximum applies. CO AGREED 7/11/14
2. The determination of on duty periods shall be based on home base time (HBT). CO AGREED
7/7/14
G. STANDBY RESERVE DUTY LIMITATIONS
AStandby Reserve who is assigned a pairing will be subject to the duty period maximums in accordance
with Paragraphs E. and F., above. The applicable duty period maximum for the assigned pairing will
be based on the report time in Column 1 of the Domestic Duty Chart in Paragraph E. of this Section.
The total duty period, including the time from report for the Standby Reserve until the conclusion of
the pairings duty period, must not exceed the schedule maximum on the Duty Period chart based on
the report time in Column 1 of the Domestic Duty Chart in Paragraph E. of this Section. UNION
AGREED 7/10/14
Example:
A Reserve reports for Standby duty at 0500. During the Standby Reserve duty, the Reserve is assigned
a pairing, commencing at 0730 and releasing at 1500.
The Reserve will be legal for such pairing assignment. The Reserves duty day starts at the
commencement of the Standby shift at 0500 and the release time for the assigned pairing is 1500,
resulting in a 10 hour duty day. The maximum duty day for a flight commencing at 0730 per the chart
(report between 0700-1259) is 13:15 hours.
H. MINIMUM DAYS OFF
Relief from all duty for a Lineholder of not less than eleven (11) calendar days shall be provided in the
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Flight Attendants crew base during each calendar month. Such provision may be waived by the Flight
Attendant in PBS, TTS and ETB. CO AGREED 7/7/14
I. DOMESTIC HOME BASE REST
A Flight Attendant shall be scheduled for no less than eleven (11) hours rest (calculated from release
from duty to report for duty) at her/his home crew base, which in actual operations, at her/his option,
may be reduced to eight (8) hours, subject to the applicable Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). CO
AGREED 6/17/14
J. DOMESTIC MINIMUM RON REST
1. A Flight Attendant shall be scheduled for no less than nine (9) hours and thirty (30) minutes of rest
(calculated from release from duty to report for duty) while on a RON which, in actual operations,
may not be reduced below eight (8) hours and twenty (20) minutes. In actual operations, the intent
of this paragraph is to require eight (8) hours behind the door minimum rest. If the minimum
rest (eight hours behind the door) cannot be met in the actual operation of a trip sequence, the crew
upon reaching the layover hotel, should contact the Company directly to reschedule the crew. CO
AGREED 7/22/14 If a layover results in less than nine (9) hours rest, the Flight Attendant shall
be provided with compensatory rest. Compensatory rest must be at least ten (10) hours and must
be scheduled to begin no later than twenty four (24) hours after the beginning of the reduced rest
period. The compensatory rest must occur between the end of the scheduled duty period and the
beginning of the subsequent duty period and may be on a layover or home base. CO AGREED
7/11/14
2. When a Flight Attendant does not receive her/his minimum overnight rest period (eight (8) hours
and twenty (20) minutes), she/he shall be considered on duty with all duty rigs and premiums
applicable to continue on the pairing. A Flight Attendant who feels she/he cannot continue on the
pairing shall be relieved at the earliest possible time without causing a delay and may claim sick
time for the remainder of her/his pairing. It is also understood that a Flight Attendant who elects
to be relieved in accordance with the above will not have that sick call recorded in her/his sick time
totals. CO AGREED 7/7/14
K. DOMESTIC FLIGHT SEGMENT LIMITS AND PATTERNS SCHEDULED WITHIN A
SEQUENCE
1. Within a duty period, if a flight segment is scheduled to touch 0100 through 0101 local time as
calculated at either the departure or destination station such sequence is classified as a Red-Eye
2. A Red-Eye duty period shall have no more than 2 scheduled flight segments and no more than one
scheduled aircraft connection. Such connection limitation is not applicable in actual operations.
CO AGREED 6/17/14
3. Sequences may be constructed with more than one (1) duty period beginning within the same day.
CO AGREED 6/17/14
4. Sequences shall be constructed so that if a Flight Attendant operates or deadheads on a flight
segment that touches 0300 HBT, the Flight Attendant shall be released for legal rest at the
termination of such flight segment. This Paragraph shall not restrict a Flight Attendant from one
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(1) additional landing or a deadhead to crew base on account of an operational diversion provided
that the Flight Attendant does not exceed the maximum duty time as provided in Paragraph F. CO
AGREED 6/17/14
5. All domestic sequences shall be constructed so as not to exceed four (4) duty periods with duty
over four (4) days, and shall begin and end in a Flight Attendants crewbase, co-terminal or satellite
unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement. CO AGREED 7/7/14
6. The number of sequences which contain domestic or NIPD flying and consist of four (4) days
duration shall be limited to a maximum of thirty (30%) percent of the total number of sequences
which contain domestic or NIPD flying within a crewbase. Exceptions to this thirty percent (30%)
percent limitation are four (4) day pairings which contain IPD segments. CO AGREED 9/8/14
L. ON-DUTY ALL NIGHTER DUTY PERIODS (ODAN) (Domestic and International)
As an exception to Paragraph E. and F., ODAN sequences consist of a single, stand-alone duty period
which shall not be incorporated with any other duty period. An ODAN sequence includes all of the
on-duty hours between 0100 and 0500 HBT. CO AGREED 6/17/14
The Company may schedule ODAN duty periods subject to the following restrictions:
1. The ODAN duty period shall be scheduled for a maximum of fourteen (14) hours of duty however,
the Flight Attendant may be required to remain on duty up to fifteen (15) hours to complete an
ODAN sequence; and, CO AGREED 6/17/14
2. The ODAN duty period shall contain no more than two (2) segments; and, CO AGREED 6/17/14
3. Each segment in the ODAN duty period shall contain no more than two (2) hours and thirty (30)
minutes of block time; and, CO AGREED 6/17/14
4. The Flight Attendant shall be scheduled for a break between segments of no less than four (4) hours
pure rest, which is five (5) hours and fifteen (15) minutes block-to-block rest on Domestic ODAN
pairings and five hours thirty minutes (5:30) hours block-to-block rest on NIPD ODAN sequences.
Additionally, the Flight Attendant shall be scheduled for a break between segments of no more than
nine (9) hours and twenty-nine (29) minutes pure rest which is ten (10) hours and forty-four (44)
minutes block-to-block rest on Domestic ODAN sequence and eleven (11) hours and fourteen (14)
minutes block-to-block on NIPD ODAN sequences. Union Agreed 9/11/14
5. A Flight Attendant on an ODAN sequence may be rescheduled to fly or deadhead on one (1)
additional segment either prior to or following the break as described in K.4 above. CO AGREED
6/17/14
6. Notwithstanding Section 6, Crew Accommodations, B.2, on an ODAN with a segment scheduled
with more than two (2) hours of block time, an airport hotel shall be used if one exists. CO
AGREED 8/4/14
M. DOMESTIC ON-BOARD REQUIREMENTS
1. On a domestic departure on an aircraft of less than one hundred sixty-five (165) passenger seats, a
Flight Attendant will be required to be on board the aircraft ready to receive passengers thirty (30)
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minutes prior to scheduled departure. CO AGREED 7/9/14
2. On a domestic departure on an aircraft of one hundred sixty-five (165) or more passenger seats, a
Flight Attendant will be required to be on board the aircraft ready to receive passengers thirty-five
(35) minutes prior to scheduled departure. CO AGREED 7/9/14
N. DOMESTIC REPORT AND RELEASE TIMES
1. A duty period shall begin at report time. Report times shall be as follows: CO AGREED 7/7/14
2. One (1) hour prior to the originally scheduled departure or actual report time, whichever is later, at
crew base; and (CO AGREED 7/9/14)
3. One (1) hour prior to the originally scheduled departure or actual report time, whichever is later, at
an RON. (CO AGREED 7/9/14)
4. The duty period shall begin at report time, as defined in Paragraph O.1. above, and end at release
time. Release time shall be fifteen (15) minutes after the aircraft blocks-in at the gate or the
originally scheduled block-in, whichever is later. CO AGREED 7/7/14
O. VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF FLIGHT DUTY LIMITATIONS
1. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to remain on duty beyond the maximum flight duty limits
as specified in Paragraph E. above. If the combination of a delayed departure time and the scheduled
flight time(s) projects the Flight Attendants duty to exceed the maximum duty limitations specified
in this Agreement, Crew Schedule may offer, and a Flight Attendant may voluntarily agree to
continue working. Once the Flight Attendant has agreed, such agreement may not be rescinded.
When such Flight Attendant voluntarily agrees to continue working, in addition to any pay for the
trip, the Flight Attendant will be paid, but not credited, at the rate of one (1) minute of flight pay
for each two (2) minutes on duty for the entire duty period, commencing at the duty periods actual
report time and ending fifteen (15) minutes after the actual block-in, or thirty (30) minutes for
international flights. Once a Flight Attendant has volunteered to exceed the maximum duty
limitations, she/he will receive the pay specified above, even if the duty limitations are not
exceeded. In such circumstances, the rest provisions contained in Paragraph F., above, will apply
at the end of the extended duty period. The flight can operate with minimum crew if some of the
crew chooses not to fly. CO AGREED 6/17/14
2. Crew Schedule shall contact the A Flight Attendant from the applicable crew in order to offer
the crew the ability to voluntarily waive the duty limitations; provided, however, Crew Schedule
may require communication with the other Flight Attendants as necessary. CO AGREED 6/17/14
3. It is understood that it is each individual Flight Attendants decision whether to waive the duty time
limitations. The failure to agree to waive duty time limitations shall not affect any pay protections
otherwise provided for in this Agreement. CO AGREED 6/17/14
4. Once a Flight Attendant has commenced a sequence, any violation of the Scheduling, Hours of
Service, Foreign Language Speaker, International or Reserve Sections of this Agreement shall be
paid at time and a half for the entire pairing (100% pay and credit and 50% pay no credit). This
provision shall not apply to Crew Schedule errors in the assignment of a sequence prior to the
origination of the pairing, which is governed by the Crew Schedule error language specified in
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Section 10 Scheduling. In the event a dispute exists over whether a violation of this Agreement
has occurred, the matter will be resolved through Section 30 Dispute Resolution and Grievance
Procedure and Section 31 System Board of Adjustment. CO AGREED 6/17/14
P. CONSOLIDATION OF ALL-NIGHTERS RESULTING IN FLAGSTOP(S)
The crew scheduled to fly the all-nighter trip which has been canceled and consolidated into another
all-nighter because of operational necessity shall receive pay and credit for the published value of the
canceled trip. CO AGREED 6/17/14
Q. INCORPORATION OF FLAGSTOP(S) INTO ALL-NIGHTERS
As an exception to L.5., above, the crew flying an all-nighter trip into which one (1) or more flagstops
have been incorporated because of operational necessity shall receive pay and credit for the published
value of the original sequence or for the actual value of the pairing as flown, whichever is greater, plus
a total of five (5) hours pay and credit for the resulting flagstop(s). CO AGREED 6/17/14
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SECTION 12 - RESERVE DUTY
A. RESERVE LINES
1. Flight Attendants will use PBS to bid for either a regular line of flying or a Reserve line of flying.
Reserve lines will reflect reserve (RSV) duty days and days off (Golden Days and Flex Days).
A Reserves RSV duty day will begin at 0000 home base time and end at 2359 Home Base Time
(HBT), subject to the Reserve Availability Periods specified in Paragraph G., below. Flight
Attendants holding a Reserve line will be Reserve Flight Attendants (Reserve(s)). There will be
Reserve line(s) that contain Golden Day(s) on holidays and weekends in each base. CO AGREED
8/26/14
2. The Company agrees to consult with and consider recommendations from the National Scheduling
Chair regarding Reserve issues. CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. Reserve Rotation
The number of Flight Attendants required to serve reserve is dependent upon the needs of the
service, as determined by the Company. Union Agreed 9/4/14
a. Flight Attendants will sit rotating Reserve in accordance with the following provisions:
i. For the first twelve (12) months after initial training, a Flight Attendant shall be on straight
Reserve. CO AGREED 9/4/14
ii. If needed as a Reserve, once having completed a full year of Reserve duty, a Flight
Attendant will serve Reserve on a one (1) month on/ one (1) month off Reserve rotation
for a period of three (3) years. CO AGREED 9/4/14
iii. If needed as a Reserve after four (4) years, the Flight Attendant will serve Reserve duty on
a one (1) month on/ three (3) months off rotation. Union Agreed 9/4/14
iv. If additional Flight Attendants are required to stand Reserve duty in a particular month,
they will be selected in reverse order of seniority. Their Reserve duty will not exceed their
applicable rotation. CO AGREED 9/4/14
b. Senior Bump
Seniority permitting, a Flight Attendant who is not designated as Reserve may change her/his
assigned reserve month by bidding Reserve in a month that s/he would not be on the assigned
reserve list. Such election must be made prior to the opening of PBS process. The election
will result in a reserve line of flying, the Flight Attendant will not be eligible for a regular line
of flying. When a Flight Attendant bids onto reserve out of regular rotation, it changes her/his
future reserve cycle with one exception: A Flight Attendant who is on reserve by her/his own
choosing during the same month they are on more than three (3) days approved vacation in a
month or Personal Leave (PLOA) have not fulfilled their reserve obligation. Union Agreed
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i. When a Flight Attendant desires to initiate "Senior Bump, s/he must indicate such
preference. Union Agreed 9/4/14
ii. Flight Attendant who is designated as Reserve but desire to be bumped off should bid a
regular trip selection(s) and/or reserve selection(s). The Flight Attendant's desire will be
honored only if her/his seniority who has not already bumped a more senior Flight
Attendant off reserve. CO AGREED 9/4/14
iii. Should the number of Flight Attendants desiring to bump onto reserve exceed the number
of Flight Attendants desiring to bump off reserve, the junior Flight Attendant(s) may be
displaced from the planned reserve list.CO AGREED 9/4/14
v. Flight Attendant(s) who are bumped off or are displaced from the planned reserve list
will be considered available for the next month's reserve rotation. CO AGREED 9/4/14
c. Transfer: Effect on Rotation
If a Flight Attendant transfers to a base where his/her seniority places him/her in the reserve
duty group, s/he will be scheduled on reserve the first full scheduling month that s/he is at the
new base. Such assignment shall be irrespective of previous service as a reserve at the former
base. The Company and APFA will explore options for staggering reserve rotations for new
hires and recalls. CO AGREED 9/4/14
4. Vacation/PLOA: Effect on Reserve Rotation
a. A Flight Attendant who is granted a vacation or approved leave of absence for part or all of the
month during which s/he would normally be scheduled for active reserve duty will be
considered as fulfilling her/his obligation for an entire month's service as an active reserve and
will maintain her/his normal position in rotation. The above shall not apply to a Flight
Attendant who bids reserve out of her/his regular rotation. CO AGREED 9/4/14
b. No reserve Flight Attendant will be granted a personal leave, except in conjunction with his/her
vacation, until all leaves have been granted to Flight Attendants with monthly flying
assignments. Once these leaves have been granted and there is still an overage, reserve Flight
Attendants may be granted a leave. CO AGREED 9/4/14
B. SCHEDULED DAYS FREE OF DUTY
1. A Reserve will be provided scheduled days free of duty as provided for in Section 10, Scheduling.
Reserve day off patterns shall conform to the patterns established in Section 10.D.18., Scheduling.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
2. Golden Days
a. A Reserve may not be assigned flight duty on a Golden Day unless she/he consents to such
assignment. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. A Reserve may bid for and be awarded a sequence that originates on a RSV day and is
scheduled to return to the Reserves crew base on a Golden Day. Any pay hours for such
sequence will be paid as pay and credit. A Reserve may bid for a sequence that originates on
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her/his Golden Day and terminates on a day off and will be processed for such sequence after
all Reserves who are available on such day(s) have been processed. Any pay hours on her/his
day off, starting at 0000 of her/his day off, shall be paid as pay no credit. In both such cases,
the Reserve shall be deemed to have waived such portion of her/his Golden Day and there shall
be no reinstatement of such day. CO AGREED 8/28/14
i. Future: A Reserve may elect to work on a Golden Day(s) and the Reserve shall make such
choice known to Future Crew Schedule prior to 1500 HBT, concurrent with the beginning
of Future Reserve processing. Such election may not be revoked during Future Reserve
processing. If not awarded a sequence in Future Processing, the Reserve may, at her/his
option, revoke her/his election and have her/his Golden Day(s) reinstated. CO AGREED
8/26/14
ii. Daily: A Reserve may elect to work on a Golden Day(s) and the Reserve shall make such
choice known to Daily Crew Schedule. If contacted for sequence assignment, she/he must
accept such sequence assignment, provided she/he is legal to operate the sequence. Such
Reserve may opt to reconsider and protect her/his day(s) off, as long as she/he advises
Daily Crew Schedule prior to being contacted for a Daily sequence assignment. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
c. If actual operations cause a Reserves duty period to be extended into her/his Golden Day(s),
any pay hours on or after 0000 of her/his Golden Day shall be paid at pay no credit. If actual
operations cause a Reserves duty period to be extended for one (1) hour or less into her/his
Golden Day(s), such day will not be restored. In addition, if actual operations cause a Reserves
duty period to be extended for more than one (1) hour into her/his Golden Day(s), the options
specified in Paragraph D., below, shall apply. The Reserve will be released from all duty for
the remainder of the day she/he returns to base. CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. Flex Days
a. A Reserve may be assigned flight duty into a Flex Day(s) in accordance with the language
specified in Paragraphs J. and K., below, and the assignment language in Paragraph M., below.
Once an assignment is made on a Flex Day, a new day off will be scheduled in accordance with
Paragraph D., below and the pay associated with the Flex Day shall be paid as pay and credit.
A Reserve may, at her/his option, give up the Flex Day(s) without reinstatement. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
b. A Reserve who voluntarily picks up a sequence(s) on her/his Flex Day(s) shall be deemed to
have waived such Flex Day(s) in accordance with Paragraph B.3.a., above and there shall be
no reinstatement. CO AGREED 8/26/14
c. Other than as specified in Paragraph B.3.a., above, a Flex Day may not be moved by the
Company without the consent of the Reserve. CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. A Reserve may bid for and be awarded a sequence that originates on a RSV day and is
scheduled to return to the Reserves base during any portion of her/his Flex Day., Any pay
hours for such sequence will be paid as pay and credit. A Reserve may bid for a sequence that
originates on her/his Flex Day and terminates on a day off and will be processed for such
sequence after all Reserves who are available on such day(s) have been processed. Any pay
hours on her/his day off, starting at 0000 of her/his day off, shall be paid at pay no credit. In
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both such cases, the Reserve shall be deemed to have waived such portion of her/his Flex Day
and there shall be no reinstatement of such day. CO AGREED 8/28/14
i. Future: A Reserve may elect to work on a Flex Day and the Reserve shall make such
choice known to Future Crew Schedule prior to 1500 HBT, concurrent with the beginning
of Future Reserve processing. Such election may not be revoked during Future Reserve
processing. If not awarded a sequence in Future Processing, the Reserve may, at her/his
option, revoke her/his election and have her/his Flex Day reinstated. CO AGREED
8/26/14
ii. Daily: A Reserve may elect to work on a Flex Day. The Reserve shall make such choice
known to Daily Crew Schedule. If contacted for sequence assignment, she/he must accept
such sequence assignment, provided she/he is legal to operate the sequence. Such Reserve
may opt to reconsider and protect her/his days off, as long as she/he advises Daily Crew
Schedule prior to being contacted for a Daily sequence assignment. COAGREED8/26/14
e. If actual operations cause a Reserves duty period to be extended into her/his Flex Day(s), any
pay hours on or after 0000 of her/his Flex Day shall be paid at pay no credit. If actual operations
cause a Reserves duty period to be extended for one (1) hour or less into her/his Flex Day such
day will not be restored. In addition, if actual operations cause a Reserves duty period to be
extended for more than one (1) hour into her/his Flex Day(s), the options specified in Paragraph
D., below, shall apply. The Reserve will be released from all duty for the remainder of the day
she/he returns to base. CO AGREED 8/26/14
4. A Reserve may not be assigned training on a Flex or Golden Day unless she/he consents to such
assignment. CO AGREED 8/26/14
C. TRADING DAYS OFF
1. Trading Days Off with other Flight Attendants
a. Reserves shall be allowed to trade days off utilizing ETBor another electronic system. Patterns
of days off traded must conform to the patterns established in Section 10.D.18., Scheduling.
CO AGREED 8/28/14
b. As a result of a trade, if one or more Golden Day(s) is placed in front of a Flex Day(s), such
Golden Day(s) will be converted to a Flex Day(s) and the original Flex Day will be converted
to a Golden Day. If the swap would result in a Reserve having more than the number of Golden
Day(s) off as provided for in Section 10.D.18.b., Scheduling, one of the Reserves Golden
Day(s) will be converted to a Flex Day. CO AGREED 8/26/14
c. Reserves may trade days off concurrent with the electronic system bid timeline on a daily basis.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. Trades must occur within the same bid month. CO AGREED 8/26/14
2. Trading Days Off With the Company
a. A Reserve may request to trade her/his days off with the Company, which may include one (1)
or more days off. All such requests will be subject to Company approval. COAGREED9/4/14
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b. Reserve Flight Attendants requests for trades of days off will be awarded from among those
Flight Attendants having requests on file at the specific time such requests are to be processed
each day. For the purposes of awarding a day off trade request, all Flight Attendants serving
Reserve at the base will be combined into a single seniority list according to the day(s)
approved for trade, and requests will be awarded in seniority order. CO AGREED 9/4/14
D. RESCHEDULING OF FLEX AND GOLDEN DAYS
1. In the event a Reserve has been assigned on a Flex Day, or the Reserve has worked into a Golden
Day or Flex Day because of actual operations as specified in Paragraphs B.2.c and B.3.e., above,
the Reserve and the Company shall mutually agree to the reinstatement of a Golden Day on a
different day in that bid period. CO AGREED 8/26/14
2. The Reserve will be required to contact Crew Schedule for the reinstatement of her/his Golden Day
within forty-eight (48) hours of the assignment into such Flex or Golden Day to mutually agree
upon an alternative day. CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. If no agreement is reached, or the Reserve fails to call within forty-eight (48) hours of the
assignment into such Flex or Golden Day, or the Reserve has no more days of availability in the
bid period to be converted into a Golden Day, she/he shall receive pay no credit equal to the value
of a Reserve day, i.e., minimum reserve guarantee divided by the number of originally scheduled
days in that line that are not Golden or Flex Days, in lieu of the day(s) off. CO AGREED 8/26/14
If the Reserve has no more days of availability in the bid period to be converted to Golden Days,
the Reserve may not be utilized on the Flex Day unless she/he consents to such assignment in which
case the pay protections specified in this Paragraph D., shall apply. CO AGREED 8/26/14
E. RESERVE CREW BASE REST
1. Following any Reserve sequence, a Reserve shall be provided no less than twelve (12) hours rest
(calculated from release from duty to report for duty) at her/his home crew base which is reducible
at her/his option specified in Section 10, Scheduling. CO AGREED 9/11/14
2. Unless notified of an assignment for the current reserve duty day in accordance with Paragraph M.
upon check out from a Reserves sequence, or upon completion of a Standby assignment at her/his
home or TDY crew base, she/he shall be considered released from Reserve duty to begin her/his
legal crewbase rest period. If a Reserve checks in at the airport but does not fly, she/he will resume
her/his RAP unless released by Crew Schedule. A Reserve will not be required to be available for
contact by CrewSchedule during her/his crewbase rest as specified in Section 11, Hours of Service.
CO AGREED 9/4/14
3. Upon release into such uninterrupted rest period at a home or TDY crew base, a Reserve; will not
be called by Crew Schedule for the first eight and one half hours (8:30), unless there is an
operational need to notify the Flight Attendant of a schedule change to her/his next flying
assignment. In such event, the Flight Attendant will not be obligated to answer such call. A
Reserve will be required to check the Crew Management System to review and acknowledge any
assignment concurrent with the commencement of a RAP or Standby assignment. Union Agreed
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4. After the Reserve has completed her/his rest, she/he will be placed on a full RAP shift unless the
Reserve requests to be placed on a RAP with a modified start time. Crew Schedule may, but is not
required to, award the modified RAP to the Reserve. The modified RAP will contain the same end
time as the originally published RAP.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
Example: The rest following a reserve sequence ends at 0800. A Reserve was originally assigned
RAP A. She/he will be reassigned to RAP B since she/he will be available for the entire RAP.
She/he may request RAP A which has a 0700 start time. If Crew Schedule agrees to award a
modified RAP, the Reserve will commence RAP A at 0800 and end her/his RAP at 1900. Union
Agreed 8/28/14
5. At Crew Schedules option, at any point a deficit of Reserves exist in a particular RAP, Crew
Schedule may offer the option for Reserves, on a first come, first served basis, to request to be
reassigned to the RAP where the deficit exists. CO AGREED 8/26/14
F. STANDBY RESERVE
1. A Standby Reserve who has been awarded or assigned standby duty in uniform at the airport
without a specific flight assignment for the purpose of covering a sequence in order to prevent a
delay. A Standby may also be utilized for the purpose of deplaning, boarding or remaining with
through passengers on the aircraft.
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2. A Reserve awarded or assigned Standby duty must be legal and available for the number of duty
days required for the Standby shift. A Flight Attendant must be legal and available for the number
of hours times the minimum day (e.g. 5:00 hours for a one day trip, 10:00 for a two day Standby
shift, etc.) CO AGREED 8/28/14
3. Standby duty may be awarded or assigned by Future Scheduling or by Daily Scheduling. The
number of Standby shifts designated by base will be determined by Crew Schedule. COAGREED
8/26/14
4. A Reserve may be assigned to either a four (4) or six (6) hour Standby shift. Pay and credit for Standby
such shifts shall be as established in Paragraph F.9., below. The scheduled length of the Standby shift
must be indicated in the Future Reserve bidding and communicated to the Reserve at the time of the
Future or Daily assignment. A Reserve is not required to check-in with the Company at the end of
the Standby shift. A Standby who does not receive flight duty shall be released to begin her/his
uninterrupted crew base rest at the end of her/his Standby shift. CO AGREED 8/26/14
5. No Reserve maybe involuntarilyassigned to an Standbyshift more than two (2) times in a month, unless
all available Reserves at the base have been assigned two (2) times. CO AGREED 8/28/14
6. Duty time for a Standby will begin upon scheduled report time at the airport and will continue until
released for applicable legal rest as provided in Section 11, Hours of Service. However, if a
Standby is awarded or assigned a sequence that checks-in prior to her/his initial report time at the
airport, she/he shall begin accruing duty time one (1) hour before a domestic sequences scheduled
departure or one (1) hour and thirty (30) minutes before an international sequences scheduled
departure. If she/he is not assigned a sequence, duty time shall terminate at the end of the Standby
shift. If she/he is not assigned a sequence, duty time will terminate when she/he is released at the
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end of the Standby shift. If she/he is assigned a sequence, duty time will terminate when she/he is
released at the end of the duty period for the assigned sequence.
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7. In no event shall a combination of Standby and flight duty be scheduled to exceed the duty time
limitations of Section 11, Hours of Service or Section 14, International Flying, whichever is applicable.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
8. If assigned a sequence, such sequence must be scheduled to depart no later than two (2) hours after the
Standby scheduled release time. CO AGREED 8/28/14
9. Standby Pay and Credit
a. A Standby who does not fly shall be entitled to three (3) hours and thirty (30) minutes for a
shift of four (4) hours or five (5) hours and fifteen (15) minutes for a shift of six (6) hours. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
b. A Standby who is awarded or assigned a sequence departing within her/his Standby shift shall
receive the scheduled or actual value of the sequence, whichever is greater. In addition, the
duty time while on Standby, up to the report time of the sequence, shall be credited with one
(1) hour for each one and one and one quarter (1 1/4) hours on duty. CO AGREED 9/8/14
c. A Standby who is awarded or assigned a sequence departing outside her/his Standby shift shall
receive the scheduled or actual value of the sequence, whichever is greater, In addition, the
duty time while on Standby, and including any additional time up to the report time of the
sequence, shall be credited with one (1) hour for each one and one-quarter (1 1/4) hours on
duty. CO AGREED 9/8/14
Example:
A Reserve has a Standby shift from 0700 to 1100. The Reserve is assigned a sequence that
departs at 1300. The Flight Attendant would receive daily duty rig pay (one for one and
one-quarter) for the time between 0700 Standby report and the 1200 sequence report, and
the full value of the sequence. CO AGREED 9/8/14
d. A Standby who is not released at the end of the scheduled Standby shift because of boarding duty
that is assigned before the end of the Standby shift and that continue beyond the end of the Standby
shift, shall be compensated for the additional time at the rate of one (1) minute of pay and credit for
each one (1) minute of duty beyond the end of the scheduled Standby shift. COAGREED 8/28/14
10. For the purpose of sequence coverage, a Standby, if checked-in or scheduled to be on duty one (1)
hour before scheduled departure of an open time sequence, will be utilized for any sequence that
becomes available within two (2) hours of scheduled departure or any sequence that remains
uncovered within two (2) hours of scheduled departure. CO AGREED 8/26/14
11. A Reserve shall be given no less than two (2) hours notice and three (3) hours notice for a co-
terminal to report to the crew room for Standby duty. CO AGREED 9/4/14
12. Boarding duty, if utilized, will be based on days of availability, Standby report time, and in the
same terminal, unless Standbys are available for the same number of days, report time, and are in
the same terminal, in which case seniority will be utilized. Union Agreed 9/5/14
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13. A Standby will not be assigned boarding duty unless the estimated time of arrival of the inbound
crew is prior to the end of her/his Standby shift. If the crew does not arrive before the end of the
Standby shift, such Standby will be replaced by an oncoming Standby if available. Such Standby
will be released after the boarding of that flight and will not be subject to any further boarding
duties or flight assignments. A Standby may accept the boarding duties which extend beyond the
Standby shift and shall be paid in accordance with Paragraph F.9.d. CO AGREED 8/28/14
14. Duties of a Standby are limited to those assigned to other Flight Attendants. CO AGREED
8/26/14
15. If a Reserve is on Standby, any Standby Daily assignment shall take precedence over any
assignment by Future Scheduling. CO AGREED 8/26/14
16. A Standby will be assigned a sequence based on qualifications, days of availability, Standby report
time, and in the same terminal. If qualifications, days of availability, Standby report times and
terminal are the same, the assignment will be made by seniority. A Standby shall not be assigned
a sequence into her/his Flex Day(s) unless she/he is the only Standby available to operate the
sequence and Crew Schedule is unable to split the trip prior to her/his Flex Day(s). Union Agreed
9/5/14
17. A Standby must be available for immediate contact and assignment while on Standby duty but is
not required to be present in the Standby room.
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18. A Reserve may trade a Standby shift with another Reserve who has a Standby shift on the same
day. Such trade request must occur prior to the commencement of the Standby shift but in no case
later than 1500 HBT on the day the Standby shift is scheduled, concurrent with Future Reserve
Processing for the following day. Union Agreed 8/28/14
G. RESERVE AVAILABILITY PERIOD (RAP)
1. There shall be no more than four (4) RAPs. CO AGREED 8/28/14
2. Crew Schedule shall publish in the bid package the start times for each RAP for the following bid
period by each base. All RAPs shall begin on the hour. The availability window for each RAP shall
be twelve (12) hours. A Reserve will be automatically released at the end of her/his assigned RAP
if she/he is not given an assignment. A Reserve will be released from the last RAP of the day no
later than 2359 HBT of her/his last day of availability. CO AGREED 8/28/14
A Reserve will not be required to be contactable outside of her/his RAP. A Reserve will be
required to be available to accept a duty assignment during her/his twelve (12) hour RAP. The
sequence report may be no later than two (2) hours after the end of the RAP. For the purpose of
this Paragraph G.3., the report time shall be the same as the crew assigned to the sequence or, if the
Reserve is joining a sequence in progress, the known departure time at the time of assignment plus
the check-in time (one (1) hour for domestic one and a half (1:30) hours for international).
Sequence check-in times will not be shortened in order to make an assignment. CO AGREED
8/26/14
Example:
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A Reserve has a RAP 0300 to 1500. The original sequence was PHX-SEA-PHX-LAX-PHX. A
Reserve was called out to replace a Flight Attendant on the PHX-LAX-PHX portion. At the time
of the call, the PHX-LAX known departure time was 1805. The Reserve could not be given the
assignment since the check-in time would have been at 1705. CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. Flight Attendants may be assigned sequences or Standby shifts that report within a RAP prior to
the start of the RAP. At the commencement of a RAP, Flight Attendants are responsible for
reviewing and acknowledging all assignments through the automated system. Union Agreed
8/28/14
4. A Reserve on a RAP may be assigned a Standby shift that terminates no later than two (2) hours
after the end of her/his assigned RAP. CO AGREED 8/28/14
5. At her/his option, a Reserve may extend the end of her/his RAP. A Reserve may not add the
extension to the beginning of the RAP. Extensions to the beginning of the RAP are subject to Crew
Schedule discretion. CO AGREED 8/26/14
H. MINIMUM RESERVE CALL OUT TIME
1. A Reserve shall be required to report within two (2) hours from the time she/he is notified of a
sequence by CrewSchedule. If a Reserve reports to the airport after check-in time for the sequence,
she/he shall receive pay and credit for the sequence as if she/he had checked in for the sequence at
the same time as the rest of the crew. As an exception, Reserve Flight Attendants at co-terminals
shall be provided three (3) hours call out. CO AGREED 8/28/14
2. Former Shuttle Flight Attendants who were based in DCA on the date the Shuttle Fence was
removed will be grandfathered for a three (3) hour Reserve report time if they reside outside of the
two (2) hour Mainline report time, unless they bid to or are displaced to another base. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
3. Crew Schedule shall first attempt to contact a Reserve at the Reserves primary telephone number.
A Reserve may use a cellular phone number as her/his primary telephone number. If a message
device is encountered, the Scheduler shall leave a message.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
4. If a secondary contact number is provided and Crew Schedule is unable to contact a Reserve at the
Reserves primary telephone number, the Scheduler shall promptly attempt to contact the Reserve
on the secondary contact number. If a message device is encountered, the Scheduler shall leave a
message. The Reserve shall have fifteen (15) minutes to respond to CrewSchedule fromthe second
call if a secondary contact number is provided, or fifteen (15) minutes to respond to Crew Schedule
from the initial call if no secondary contact number is provided. CO AGREED 8/26/14
I. FUTURE RESERVE BIDDING
1. A Reserve shall utilize an electronic system to submit a daily bid. Such daily bid must be entered
into the electronic system no later than 1500 HBT for sequences which report on or after 0200
HBT the next day through and including sequences that report until 0159 HBT the subsequent
day. The Reserve may indicate that such standing bid which will remain on file within the
electronic system. Such bids shall be submitted through the electronic system for the following:
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a. Specific sequences (not applicable to standing bids); CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Sequence preferences consistent with those available for ISAP;
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c. Specific Standby shifts; CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. Specific RAPs CO AGREED 8/26/14
2. Crew Schedule shall utilize the Reserves standing bid to complete a Reserve award or assignment
when a Reserve has not otherwise submitted a daily bid. If a standing bid is not on file and the
Reserve fails to submit a daily bid, Crew Schedule shall assign that Reserve during the processing
of Reserve awards. CO AGREED 8/26/14
J. FUTURE SCHEDULING AWARD AND ASSIGNMENT
1. The intent of this section is to provide an orderly process for covering all sequences and Standby
shifts which remain open at the time of future processing subject to the number of Reserves who
are legal and available to fly. If Crew Schedule determines an operational need due to insufficient
Reserve coverage in a particular crew base, sequences may be redistributed to another crewbase(s).
A snapshot of open sequences, Standby shifts and Reserve bids will be taken at the commencement
of future processing. Sequences or Standby shifts which remain open after future processing will
be assigned according to Paragraph M., below. Other sequences and Standby shifts that
subsequently open during future processing will be assigned by Daily Scheduling according to
Paragraph K., below. CO AGREED 9/4/14
2. Reserve awards and assignments shall begin one (1) day prior at 1500 HBT. Open sequence
positions which have not been awarded from the Unsuccessful Bidders List and which remain open
at 1500 HBT shall be awarded to Reserves. CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. For the purposes of determining whether a grouping is Open or Closed, the reference to a sequence
as used in this Paragraph J., shall not include Standby shifts.CO AGREED 8/26/14
4. Crew Schedule shall publish Standby, sequence and RAP assignments for the following day for
sequences which report on or after 0200 HBT the next day through and including sequences that
report until 0159 HBT the subsequent day no later than 1800 HBT through an automated system.
A Reserve shall acknowledge the assignment through the automated system, which may include a
voice response system prior to 2100 HBT. If the Reserve is on a sequence and unavailable to
contact the automated system prior to 2100 HBT, she/he will be responsible for reviewing and
acknowledging her/his assignment through the automated system, which may include a voice
response system no later than one (1) hour after release. Union Agreed 9/3/14
5. Groupings of sequences and groupings of Reserves shall be established prior to the award or
assignment of sequences. CO AGREED 8/26/14
a. Reserves shall be grouped according to remaining number of RSV days in her/his current RSV
day sequence. Reserves with more than four (4) days of availability will be placed in the four
(4) day group. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Sequences shall be grouped according to number of calendar days each sequence touches.
ODAN sequences shall be placed in the two (2) day sequence group. CO AGREED 8/26/14
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c. If the number of sequences in any sequence group is equal to or exceeds the number of Reserves
in the corresponding Reserve group, the group will be considered a Closed group. A Reserve
group will be considered and referred to as a Closed group until the award or assignment of a
sequence from the Closed group causes the number of sequences in that group to fall below the
corresponding number of Reserves in the group. If at any time, the number of sequences in
any sequence group is less than the number of Reserves in the corresponding group, the group
will be considered and referred to as an Open Group. CO AGREED 8/26/14
As an exception, a Reserve in a Closed group at the time of processing may select a IPD trip,
a pure NIPD trip, or a one day sequence greater than 8:59 block hours. This exception shall
not apply during the period of November 15 through January 5.Union Agreed 8/28/14
As an exception, an Open group will be considered Closed at the point when at a Reserves
time of processing sequences in higher groups would, at the end of processing, remain
uncovered. In such case a Reserve may be awarded or assigned to work on Flex days. Union
Agreed 8/28/14
Example:
There are two Reserve(s) with two (2) days of availability (one of which has a Flex Day and
is the most senior Reserve), and one Reserve with three (3) days of availability, and three
Reserves with four (4) days of availability. All Reserves are legal for all sequences. There is
one two-day sequence, two three-day sequences, and one four-day sequence. Union Agreed
8/28/14
d. The two (2) day Reserve with a Flex Day is not required to take the three-day sequence because
the total number of Reserves in the higher groupings (those with three or four days of
availability) equals four (4) Reserves, which is greater than the number of sequences in groups
three (3) and four (4) (three sequences). CO AGREED 8/26/14
e. During Future Reserve Processing, Reserve will be given an option to:
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i. Bid to fly a sequence,
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ii. Bid for a Standby duty, or
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iii. Conditionally Remain on Call (ROC) subject to covering all sequences and Standby shifts
which remain open at the time of future processing in accordance with J.10., below. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
6. Sequences and Standby shifts which remain open after processing the list of Reserves shall be
assigned in inverse order of seniority in accordance with Paragraph J.9., below. CO AGREED
8/26/14
7. Sequence and Standby Shift Awards to Reserves on RSV Days:
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a. Sequences and Standby shifts shall be offered in seniority order to Reserves within the base.
The most senior Reserve on an RSV day regardless of days of her/his availability grouping
shall be processed first. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. At the Reserves time of processing, if the grouping to which the Reserve belongs is Closed,
the Reserve must select a sequence from her/his grouping, except when sequences in higher
groups would, at the end of processing, remain uncovered. In such case a reserve may be
awarded a sequence from a higher grouping.
c. At the Reserves time of processing, if the grouping to which the Reserve belongs is Open,
subject to Paragraph J.7.d., she/he may ROC. Such election shall be conditional and shall not
become final until all remaining sequences and Standby shifts are awarded or assigned. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
d. At the Reserves time of processing, if the grouping to which the Reserve belongs is Open,
subject to Paragraph J.5.c., the Reserve may select a sequence from her/his respective grouping
or a different grouping, conditionally ROC pursuant to Paragraph J.10., below, or select a
Standby shift. Such sequence may overlap the same or fewer days than the Reserves scheduled
RSV days. If such Reserve opts to choose a sequence from another group, the Reserve may
select from any group. The choice to operate a sequence with fewer days than the Reserve has
available:
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i. Shall not subsequently cause another Reserve to be flown into a Flex Day,
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ii. Shall not cause a sequence to be split.
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iii. Shall not cause a sequence to remain uncovered.
8. Sequence Awards to Reserves into one (1) or more days off:
a. A Reserve may bid to voluntarily work into one or more days off.
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i. If at the time of processing the grouping to which the Reserve requests to join is closed,
she/he will be processed according to Paragraph 12.J.5.c. CO AGREED 8/26/14
ii. If at the time of processing the grouping to which the Reserve requests to join is open,
she/he will not be awarded the requested sequence into her/his day off and will be
processed in seniority order in her/his own grouping.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Days off on which Reserves voluntarily operate shall not be reinstated.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
9. Sequence Assignment to Reserves into one (1) or more Flex Days:
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a. A Reserve may be assigned a sequence by Future Scheduling into her/his Flex Day consistent
with this Section and Section 10.G.4., Scheduling (Reserve use of ETB). CO AGREED
8/26/14
b. At a Reserves time of processing, if the Reserves corresponding grouping is Open and the
next highest grouping(s) is Closed, a Reserve may be assigned into one (1) or more Flex Days
according to Paragraph J.5.c., above. CO AGREED 8/26/14
10. Remain on Call ( ROC )
a. At a Reserves time of processing, the choice to ROC:
i. Shall not subsequently cause another Reserve to be flown into a Flex day,
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ii. Shall not cause a sequence to be split.
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iii. Shall not cause a sequence to remain uncovered.
b. At a Reserves time of processing, a Reserve may elect to ROC. However,
i. the Reserve may subsequently be assigned a sequence or Standby shift, after more junior
Reserves not legal to operate sequence(s) have been processed.
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ii. the Reserve who is afforded the option to ROC may be assigned a remaining sequence or
Standby shift in the event that a more junior Reserve becomes unavailable during
processing (e.g., sick, daily assignment).
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iii. such remaining sequences and Standby shifts will be assigned to the most junior Reserves
consistent with their preferences and seniority, while protecting Flex days. COAGREED
8/26/14
Example: Ten (10) Reserves were allowed to ROC in the initial run. Due to legality issues,
two (2) sequences and one (1) Standby shift remain to be assigned after the initial run is
processed. The sequences and Standby shifts will be assigned to three (3) most junior
remaining Reserves, starting with the third most juniors preferences. CO AGREED
8/26/14
c. Once a Reserve elects to ROC, the number of available Reserves in the grouping shall be
reduced by one (1). A Reserves election to ROC may cause a grouping to become Closed.
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d. At a Reserves time of processing, a Reserve who belongs to a Closed grouping may not ROC.
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e. A Reserve who ROCs shall be awarded a RAP pursuant to this Paragraph, and shall only be
assigned a sequence which reports within her/his RAP as specified in Paragraph K, Daily
Scheduling. CO AGREED 8/26/14
11. A Reserve awarded or assigned a sequence from Future Scheduling shall be required to complete
her/his Reserve duty (Standby /RAP or sequence) for the current day. At Crew Schedules
discretion, a Reserve may be released from her/his current RAP. At the conclusion of her/his
current day assignment, she/he shall be released until the report time of the RAP or Future
Assignment the following day. Such Reserve shall be processed according to the rules specified in
Paragraph K.2., unless she/he indicates to Crew Schedule she/he wishes to be assigned a sequence
according to the regular Daily Processing rules. CO AGREED 8/26/14
12. RAP Awards
After all sequences and Standby shifts have been assigned, the remaining Reserves, including those
that elected to ROC, will be assigned as follows:
a. CrewSchedule shall determine a minimumand maximumnumber of Reserves, if any, to assign
to each RAP for the following day. The total Reserves assigned shall be equal to the number
of Reserves available. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Reserves to be assigned to a RAP shall be placed in groupings based on their days of
availability. Such groupings shall be established for one (1) day of availability, two (2) days
of availability, three (3) days of availability and four (4) or more days of availability. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
c. Reserves will be assigned to a RAP in seniority order within the days of availability groupings
utilizing the Reserves daily and standing bid, provided the Reserve is legal and available for
the entire RAP, except as provided in Paragraph E.3., above. The choice of RAPS within that
grouping for a senior Flight Attendant may not preclude a more junior Reserve from receiving
eleven (11) hours between RAPs. However, if there are not sufficient Reserves to cover a
particular RAP, a Reserve may be assigned to a RAP with less than eleven (11) hours between
her/his previous RAP.
13. Sequence Splits
a. In the event that the number of sequences in any sequence group exceeds the number of
Reserves in that group, Crew Schedule may elect to split a sequence(s) to balance the number
of Reserves and sequences within a grouping. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. In the event that Crew Schedule elects to split sequences for Reserve processing, such
sequences shall be split prior to the beginning of or during the Future and Daily Reserve award
process for Reserve assignment or award.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
K. DAILY SCHEDULING AWARD AND ASSIGNMENT
1. General
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a. Sequences which open during or after the Future Scheduling Award and Assignment Process
1500 HBT one (1) day prior, and which report during the current or following day, shall be
assigned according to this Paragraph K. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Release from Duty
Daily (Next Day Assignment) - A Reserve assigned a RAP for the next day, shall complete
his/her current days RAP assignment. If the Reserve receives an assignment within her/his
RAP for the next day, she/he shall be released from the next days RAP until report time of
such assignment. However, in the case of irregular operations as declared by the Director of
Crew Schedule or her/his designee, the Reserve shall not be released from the next days RAP
and will be responsible to be available for possible reassignment during his/her RAP. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
Daily (Day Of Assignment) A Reserve on a RAP for the current day shall be released from
her/his RAP until the report time of an assigned sequence/Standby duty at the time of such
assignment. However, in the case of irregular operations as declared by the Director of Crew
Schedule or her/his designee, the Reserve shall not be released from her/his RAP and will be
responsible to be available for possible reassignment during her/his RAP. CO AGREED
8/26/14
c. An open Standby shift shall be treated the same as a sequence for the purpose of Daily Awards
and Assignments. Open sequence positions and Standby shifts which are covered by this
Paragraph K. shall be assigned as soon as possible after such position opens. Flight Attendants
may be assigned sequences or Standby shifts that report within a RAP prior to the start of the
RAP. At the commencement of a RAP, Flight Attendants are responsible for reviewing and
acknowledging all assignments through the automated system. A Flight Attendant shall not be
called during the period of 0000 to 0500 HBT unless the departure is within three (3) hours or
unless necessary to prevent a delay. Union Agreed 8/28/14
d. Groupings of sequences and groupings of Reserves shall be established for the purposes of
assigning sequences. All Reserves shall be grouped according to remaining number of RSV
days in her/his current RSV day sequence. Reserves with more than four (4) days of
availability will be placed in the four (4) day group. Reserves not legal for all RSV days shall
be placed in the group for which sequences they are legal to operate. CO AGREED 8/26/14
e. Groupings of Reserves on RSV days shall be ordered as follows:
i. RAP award. CO AGREED 8/26/14
ii. Least to most number of previous daily assignments as specified in Paragraph K.5., below,
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iii. Then inverse seniority. CO AGREED 8/26/14
f. If a sequence is legal for more than one (1) RAP, Crew Schedule shall assign the sequence as
follows:
i. A Reserve in the earlier RAP according to K.2.b-e. CO AGREED 8/26/14
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ii. A Reserve on a later RAP provided according to K.2.b-e. CO AGREED 8/26/14
iii. A Reserve in the earlier RAP according to K.2.f-g. CO AGREED 8/26/14
iv. A Reserve in the later RAP according to K.2.f-g. CO AGREED 8/26/14
v. A Reserve on the earlier RAP according to K.2.h-j. CO AGREED 8/26/14
vi. A Reserve on the later RAP according to K.2.h.-j. CO AGREED 8/26/14
vii. K.2.k.
2. For sequences which are open more than two (2) hours prior to scheduled departure (three (3) hours
in co-terminal bases), Crew Schedule shall assign such sequence in the following order subject to
the provisions of Paragraph K.1., above:
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a. Lineholders on the Unsuccessful Bidders list pursuant to Paragraph F.4.b., Section 10,
b. Aggressive Reserves on RSV days within their RAP, from the most senior to the most junior,
who are legal to operate the sequence in its entirety and provided the sequence matches the
Aggressive Reserves list of preference as specified in Paragraph K.4.d., below. An Aggressive
Reserve called by Daily Scheduling during the Daily Reserve Assignment process shall be
required to accept any sequence which meets her/his list of preferences. Union Agreed 8/28/14
c. Reserves on a RAP from the same grouping who are legal to operate the sequence in its entirety
according to the priority established in Paragraph K.1.e., above.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. Reserves on a RAP from the next highest grouping according to the priority established in
Paragraph K.1.e., above. CO AGREED 8/26/14
e. With Crew Schedule consent, Aggressive Reserves on a RAP who indicate a desire to work
on or be assigned into a Flex Day(s) or Golden Day(s) provided the sequence matches the
Aggressive Reserves list of preference as specified in Paragraph K.4.d., below. COAGREED
8/26/14
f. A Reserve on a RAP holding a Future assignment for the following day who can operate
the sequence in its entirety. Such Future assignment will be dropped. CO AGREED 8/26/14
g. Reserves on a RAP from any grouping who must work into one (1) Flex Day. Such sequence
shall be assigned according to the priority established in Paragraph K.1.e., above. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
h. Reserves on a RAP from any grouping who must work on two (2) or more Flex Days. Such
sequence shall be assigned according to the priority established in Paragraph K.1.e., above.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
i. Reserves on a RAP from any grouping who must work into one (1) Flex Day and holds an ETB
sequence on her/his Flex Day. Such ETB sequence will be dropped and there will be no pay
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protection for the ETB sequence. Such sequence assignment shall be assigned according to the
priority established in Paragraph K.1.e., above.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
j. Sequences or Standby shifts which remain open after daily processing will be assigned
according Paragraph M., below. CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. For sequences which open or remain open within two (2) hours prior to scheduled departure (three
(3) hours in co-terminal bases), Crew Schedule shall assign such sequences in the following order
of assignment: CO AGREED 8/28/14
a. A Standby Reserve if checked-in, or scheduled to be on duty and checked-in at least one (1)
hour prior to departure according to the parameters of Paragraph F. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. If no Standby is available, the order of assignment as specified in Paragraph K.2.b.-j., above.
If a greater delay of a flight would be realized by using the provisions of Paragraph K.2., above,
Crew Schedule may cover such flights by assigning a Standby if one is scheduled to be on duty
at the time of departure.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
c. Crew Schedule will assign sequences as specified in Paragraph K.2.b.-j., above, or Paragraph
M., below, such assignments will be awarded to the first positive contact with a Flight
Attendant. Although the fifteen (15) minute response time is still in effect, Crew Schedule will
not be required to wait for a return call and will continue processing until positive contact is
made. CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. If the sequence continues to remain open, such assignment will be processed according to the
parameters of Paragraph M., below. CO AGREED 8/26/14
4. Aggressive Reserve Status
a. A Reserve requesting to be assigned first on RSV days, Flex Days or Golden Days must
electronically indicate placement into Aggressive Reserve status. Such election may be
made daily, or for the entire month. Union Agreed 8/28/14
b. Once a Reserve reaches forty (40) hours of pay and credit in a month, any hours flown on
Aggressive Reserve status above the forty (40) hours shall not be credited when determining if
the Reserve has met or exceeded the monthly pay cap.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
c. Credited hours will be calculated based on a Reserves month-to-date hours credited to the
minute, including credit associated with, but not limited to flight time, sick, vacation, jury duty,
bereavement, APFA business, deadhead, etc. Pay-No-Credit hours, ETB sequence time, etc.,
shall not be considered when calculating credited hours. Credited hours shall be updated at
0000 of each day to reflect all hours credited to that time. CO AGREED 8/28/14
d. Aggressive Reserves may indicate conditional status for sequences with the following
parameters.
i. Minimum notification time from assignment to departure.
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ii. Sequence preferences consistent with those available in ISAP.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
iii. The Flex or Golden Days on which the Reserve is available.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
iv. Avoid or Desire Standby shifts.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
v. Contactable during uninterrupted rest.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
vi. The RAP(s) for which the Reserve is available.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
5. ASG Indicator
a. Each Reserve assigned to a sequence will be credited with an ASG code. Such code will be
credited to a Reserve once for each calendar day assigned by Daily Scheduling, except: CO
AGREED 8/26/14
i. Aggressive Reserves assigned to a sequence by Daily Scheduling shall not be credited
with an ASG code for such assignment. CO AGREED 8/26/14
ii. After receiving the ASG credit the Reserve is unable to report for the assigned sequence.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. The ASG code will be applied during the month in which the assigned sequence originates.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
L. CALLING OUT OF TIME
The monthly maximum for Reserves will be consistent with the monthly maximum established for
Lineholders in each base. A Reserve will not be required to accept an assignment that would result in
her/him exceeding the monthly maximum. A Reserve shall not be required to be on call once she/he
has reached the monthly maximum less the value of a minimum day and will be released from any
obligation to remain on call for the remainder of the month. At the time of processing, Crew Schedule
will allow a Reserve to ROC or to accept the sequence and exceed the monthly maximum or at Crew
Schedules discretion, split a sequence to allow a Reserve to reach the monthly maximum. As specified
in Paragraph K.4.b., pay and credit hours awarded or assigned while in Aggressive Reserve status shall
not be credited when determining if the Reserve has met or exceeded the monthly cap. CO AGREED
9/11/14
M. PRIORITY OF ASSIGNMENT
The intent of this section is to provide an orderly process for covering all sequences and Standby shifts
which remain open after future or daily processing. The priority of assignment will be as follows:
1. Out-of-base Reserves, in accordance with inverse seniority, avoiding conflicts with Golden Days
and vacation days and, when possible, with Flex Days. An out-of-base Reserve so assigned may
choose which sequence she/he will be assigned if more than one sequence remains open at the time
of assignment. CO AGREED 8/28/14
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2. A Reserve on a RAP who was previously assigned a sequence by Daily may be reassigned
according to Paragraph K.2.f., of this Section and Paragraph J.4., and 5., Section 10, Scheduling
CO AGREED 8/26/14
a. Reserves will be assigned in the following manner:
i. Awarding the earliest departure to the least senior Reserve whose previously assigned
sequence reports at 1200 HBT or later and who is available to fly the sequence in its
entirety, or CO AGREED 8/26/14
ii. If no Reserve is available to take the sequence in its entirety without creating a conflict
with her/his Flex Days, the sequence will be assigned in inverse seniority order such that
disruption of Flex Days is minimized. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. A Previously Assigned Unreleased Available for Duty Reserve who previously volunteered to
take an assignment on RSV days that continues into her/his FD or GD shall not be reassigned
unless there are no other Reserves available to take such a trip, but in no case will she/he be
reassigned into her/his GD(s). CO AGREED 8/26/14
c. A Reserve who voluntarily makes herself/himself available on days free from duty (FD and or
GD) to Future or Daily Scheduling for a sequence that originates on a FD or GD shall not be
reassigned. CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. A Reserve who is awarded or assigned a different sequence(s) of a lesser value shall be pay
protected to the published value of such originally awarded or assigned sequence. To be
eligible for such pay protection, such Reserve must remain available for duty for all of the duty
periods covered by the originally awarded or assigned sequence. CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. At the option of Crew Schedule, to legal and available inbound Reserves; CO AGREED 8/26/14
4. A Reserve on a Flex Day in inverse seniority order. CO AGREED 8/26/14
5. A Lineholder on days off in inverse seniority order. The following limitations, in addition to those
in Section 11, Hours of Service shall, apply:
a. A Lineholder shall not be involuntarily assigned while on vacation or on groupings of days off
that touch a vacation period. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. A Lineholder shall not be involuntarily assigned more than twice per bid period.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
c. Crew Schedule shall only use a Lineholders contact numbers when calling to make an
involuntary assignment. CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. If the involuntary assignment causes the Flight Attendants line to be projected over her/his
ISAP bidding credit window and there is not a trip(s) or segment(s) occurring after the
involuntary assignment which could be dropped to bring her/his line projection into the ISAP
bidding credit window, the Flight Attendant may refuse the involuntary assignment. A Flight
Attendant who is involuntarily assigned a trip will have the option of flying her/his sequence(s)
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later in the month and exceeding the ISAP bidding credit window, splitting a later sequence of
the Flight Attendants choice off at a point at or below the monthly maximum pursuant to
10.M.1.and M.2., or dropping a later trip of the Flight Attendants choice. CO AGREED
8/26/14
N. SEQUENCE VERIFICATION AND RESERVE CHECK-IN
1. Each time a Reserve logs into the crew tracking system, that Reserve shall be required to
electronically acknowledge all changes to that Reserves line in the current bid period and the next
bid period, if applicable, before proceeding to any other function in the crew tracking system. At
the commencement of a RAP, it is the Reserves responsibility to review and acknowledge through
an electronic systemany assignment that has already been added to her/his schedule. Union Agreed
8/28/14
2. AReserve shall be required to check her/his future assignment as specified in Paragraph J.4., above.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. Daily assignments occurring between 1800-0200 HBT for the following day will be added to the
CrewSchedule system and will require the Reserve to electronically acknowledge such assignment.
However, Reserves who have already acknowledged an assignment between 1800-0200 HBT for
the following day will be notified of any sequence reassignment by positive contact. Union Agreed
8/28/14
4. Daily assignments occurring after 0200 HBT to a Reserve for the same day will be made by positive
contact. A Flight Attendant shall not be called during the period of 0000 to 0500 HBT unless the
departure is within three (3) hours or unless necessary to prevent a delay. Union Agreed 8/28/14
5. If a Reserve fails to acknowledge an assignment(s) as required, Crew Schedule may remove the
Reserve from the affected sequence. In that case, the Reserve shall forfeit all pay and credit
associated with the sequence and her/his guarantee may be adjusted as specified in Paragraph S.
below. CO AGREED 8/28/14
6. If a Reserve has not checked-in for a sequence by ten (10) minutes past the scheduled report time,
Crew Schedule may remove the Reserve from the affected sequence. In that case, the Reserve shall
forfeit all pay and credit associated with the sequence and her/his guarantee may be adjusted as
specified in Paragraph S. below. CO AGREED 8/28/14
O. ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION
The Company shall provide a Reserve access to an electronic reserve status system providing real-time
information that allows a Reserve to view the following. The system shall run continuously in the crew
tracking system and be accessible through the Internet.
1. Reserves name, seniority number, reserve availability shift and bids, which shall be sorted and
displayed by seniority; CO AGREED 8/28/14
2. Date, sequence number, sequence credit and release time of last assignment;
CO AGREED 8/26/14
3. Date, sequence number, sequence credit and release time of current assignment;
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CO AGREED 8/26/14
4. Date, sequence number, and time current sequence was assigned by Crew Schedule;
CO AGREED 8/26/14
5. Total bid period-to-date earned pay and credit and bid period projected pay and credit;
CO AGREED 8/26/14
6. Days of availability remaining; and,
CO AGREED 8/26/14
7. Number of Flex Days off adjacent to last day of reserve availability.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
P. NOT LEGAL TO FLY (7D)
If as a result of unscheduled conflicts that would cause a Flight Attendant to remain on duty/on call for
seven (7) consecutive calendar days or more without twenty-four (24) consecutive hours free from all
restraint or duty, a 7D will be scheduled on the day following the termination of the assignment. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
Q. MONTH TO MONTH INTEGRATION
1. Reserve to Lineholder
If an assignment of a sequence which continues from one month into the next is necessary, she/he
shall operate such sequence in its entirety. Such Reserve shall not be assigned a sequence until
after the point in the Reserve order of assignment language in which Reserves have been assigned
sequences into Flex Days. Such Reserve will be pay protected for any flight time lost, if applicable,
as a result of operating the continuation of such sequence. If an assignment of a sequence in the
current month causes an illegality for a sequence in the subsequent month, pay protection provided
for consistent with Illegal Through No Fault shall apply. CO AGREED 8/26/14
2. Lineholder to Reserve
A transition sequence awarded during PBS, ISAP, or ETB which overlaps Flex or Golden days in
the subsequent month shall be paid as pay no credit and such days off shall not be restored. A
transition sequence awarded during PBS, ISAP, or ETB which overlaps available days in the
subsequent month shall be paid as pay and credit. If such sequence has been awarded prior to PBS,
the Flight Attendant shall be able to elect during the PBS bid whether to treat the trip as RSV or
days off. CO AGREED 8/26/14
R. RESERVE TRIP TRADING/DROPPING
1. Reserve Trip Trades
a. A Reserve may trade a reserve assignment with another Flight Attendant.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Time will be pay and credit and will not affect reserve guarantee.
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c. Reserve trip trades on days off will be as specified in Section 10, Scheduling.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
2. Reserve Trip Drop to Another Flight Attendant
A Reserve may utilize the ETB or Trades through Crew Schedule to relinquish a trip sequence to
another Flight Attendant. CO AGREED 8/26/14
a. A Reserve relinquishing a trip sequence will have her/his Reserve Guarantee reduced by the
value of the relinquished trip and such hours will be applied to her/his monthly maximum. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
b. All legalities related to the dropped trip sequence will be assumed, as scheduled to be flown.
A Reserve at her/his option may waive such home base rest consistent with Paragraph J.5.,
3. When an award or assignment is given to a Reserve, Crew Schedule will identify the published
sequence number. If it is an unpublished sequence, the Reserve will be notified of the entire
sequence, including routing, duty time, credit, sequence number(s), aircraft type(s), report time and
release time. If the layover hotel is different from the normally scheduled hotel, the Reserve will
also be notified of the contact number and any special transportation arrangements. CO AGREED
8/26/14
S. RESERVE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WITH MISSED TRIPS
1. When a Reserve Flight Attendant receives a missed trip for a particular assignment, the Flight
Attendant will be subject to one of the following options: Union Agreed 9/3/14
a. Release from her/his availability obligation for the remainder of the day. If this option is
chosen, then her/his guarantee will be docked for that one day only. The Flight Attendant will
then be released until her/his next day of obligation to the Company. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Remain available for the remainder of that day. In this option, Crew Schedule may, at their
discretion, either: 1) assign the Flight Attendant to another trip, 2) assign the Flight Attendant
to airport standby, or 3) assign the Flight Attendant back to her/his reserve obligation for that
day. If the Flight Attendant is held available to Crew Schedule under this paragraph and is not
assigned another sequence or Standby, then her/his guarantee will not be docked for that day,
even if a trip is not assigned for that day. Union Agreed 9/3/14
c. Under options a. and b., the original missed trip will remain on the Flight Attendants record
for attendance purposes. CO AGREED 8/26/14
T. GENERAL
1. When an award or assignment is given to a Reserve, Crew Schedule will identify the published
sequence number. If it is an unpublished sequence, the Reserve will be notified of the entire
sequence, including routing, duty time, credit, sequence number(s), aircraft type(s), report time and
release time. If the layover hotel is different from the normally scheduled hotel, the Reserve will
also be notified of the contact number and any special transportation arrangements. CO
AGREED 8/26/14
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2. All times in this Section are home base time unless otherwise specified.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
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SECTION 13 - TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT (TDY)
A. DETERMINATION AND DURATION OF TEMPORARY DUTY
1. A temporary duty assignment (TDY) is an assignment to perform Reserve duties at a crew base
other than a Reserves own crew base. If the Company determines that additional Reserves are
required to meet the flying requirements in a crew base, the Company will announce such
temporary duty vacancies for bid and assignment among Reserves at other crew bases where the
Company has determined that Reserves are available to cover such temporary duty.
2. TDY assignments may be for a duration of one (1) week, two (2) weeks or a full bid month,
including any days spent deadheading into and out of the TDY crew base. The Company may
deadhead a Reserve the day before a TDY assignment only if the Reserve is on an RSV day, in
which case the Reserve will receive per diem and the additional hours provided in Paragraph D.3.,
below, prorated on a daily basis. Any pairing assigned to a TDY Reserve at the TDY crew base
must end within the TDY period, except as provided in this Paragraph. When an assignment is
necessary and no other Reserves are available in the TDY crew base, a TDY Reserve may be
assigned a pairing that extends beyond the TDY period. If a pairing extends beyond the TDY
period, the additional hours provided for in Paragraph D.3., below, shall be prorated on a daily
basis for the additional day(s) beyond the original TDY period until the TDY Reserve returns to
her/his crew base. If coverage permits, the pairing will be split at the TDY Reserves option, at a
Flight Attendant crew base, to avoid or minimize the TDY extension. The TDY Reserve will
continue to receive per diem until released in her/his crew base.
B. LIMITS TO AWARD AND ASSIGNMENT
1. TDY vacancies will be for Reserve positions only.
2. TDY vacancies will be available for bid by Reserves and will be awarded in accordance with
Section 20, Seniority. TDY vacancies will be posted electronically and in the crew rooms for at
least forty eight (48) hours, unless the Company receives approval for a shorter period from APFA.
Notification of the award will be posted electronically, in the crew rooms and by phone call to the
Reserve awarded such assignment.
3. The TDY posting shall provide the following information about each TDY assignment:
a. Number of projected TDY positions available;
b. Location of TDY assignment(s);
c. Report date for TDY assignment(s);
d. Projected length of TDY assignment(s);
e. Date and time when TDY bids will be awarded; and,
f. Foreign language required, if applicable.
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4. In the event of insufficient bidders, TDY may be assigned in inverse seniority order to Reserves
from the crew base designated by the Company in accordance with Section 20, Seniority, except
that no Reserve may be assigned to temporary duty for:
a. Two (2) consecutive months;
b. More than two (2) months in any twelve (12) consecutive months.
5. A Reserve with a leave of absence, occupational injury or TDY that overlaps a TDY period may
not be awarded or assigned to TDY during such period.
6. A Reserve who voluntarily bids and is awarded TDY with a vacation contained within or
overlapping a TDY period will forfeit her/his vacation, except for pay and credit purposes. A
Reserve forfeiting vacation pursuant to this Paragraph will revert back to the Reserves original
schedule (pre-vacation move). A Reserve with a vacation that overlaps a TDY period will not be
involuntarily assigned to TDY.
7. As an exception to Section 12, Reserve, a Reserve who voluntarily bids for and is awarded a one
(1) week TDY will have her/his Golden Days contained within the one (1) week TDY period
converted into Moveable Days.
8. A foreign language speaker Reserve may be restricted from being awarded a non-foreign language
speaker assignment because of limited staffing within her/his language in her/his crew base. A
foreign language speaker Reserve may only be involuntarily assigned to non-foreign language
speaker TDY assignment when there are no non- foreign language speaker Reserves available for
assignment from any crew bases that are offering TDY assignments.
9. If the Company posts a TDY vacancy requiring a foreign language speaker, it will be processed in
the following order:
a. Foreign language speaker Reserves bidding for the position in accordance with Paragraph B.2.,
above;
b. If there are no volunteers, a foreign language speaker Reserve may be involuntarily assigned
to a foreign language speaker position in accordance with Paragraph B.4., above.
C. EXPENSES
1. A Reserve awarded or assigned to TDY will receive the following:
a. Acceptable hotel facilities for the duration of her/his temporary duty that meets the standards
set forth in Section 6.
b. Per diem as provided in Section 4 for the TDY assignment commencing one (1) hour prior to
departing from her/his home crew base and continuing until fifteen (15) minutes after arrival
at her/his home crew base at the conclusion of the TDY assignment.
c. The cost of a compact size rental car, including gas and hotel parking, supported by receipt(s).
The Reserve shall request the car through the Company contact designated in the TDY
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information provided by the Company. Insurance for the rental car shall be provided by the
Company. At the Reserves option, she/he will be reimbursed for other transportation, in lieu
of a rental car, not to exceed the cost of a compact size rental car.
d. Reasonable telephone access fees and one (1) long distance telephone call per day from the
TDY hotel facility to a party of the Reserves choosing, not to exceed five (5) minutes.
e. Actual laundry and cleaning expenses, supported by receipt(s), for uniforms and personal
clothing for Reserves on a TDY assignment of seven (7) calendar days or more.
2. A Reserve may request and shall receive an advance on any expenses provided for in this Section,
prior to departing from her/his crew base for any TDY assignment of seven (7) calendar days or
more. Such a request must be made in writing to her/his Flight Service Manager at least five (5)
business days before the scheduled departure. If the Reserve is given less than five (5) business
days notice of the TDY assignment, the Reserve may request the advance and shall receive the
advance as soon as practicable.
D. PAY AND CREDIT
A Reserve awarded or assigned to TDY will receive the following:
1. Deadhead pay in accordance with Section 16 to and from her/his temporary duty.
2. Pay and duty rig credit/variable minimum as if based in the TDY crew base, except a deadhead
shall be calculated as beginning or ending in the Reserves home crew base, as applicable.
3. Monthly pay guarantee equal to her/his regular applicable monthly guarantee, plus five (5)
additional hours for each week awarded or assigned TDY or twenty (20) additional hours for a full
bid month.
4. In the event a one (1) week or two (2) week TDY assignment spans a monthly transition, the
additional guarantee shall be prorated on a daily basis.
5. A Reserve who voluntarily accepts or is assigned a pairing that extends beyond the TDY period
will be paid the additional guarantee prorated on a daily basis as provided in A.2., above.
6. A deadhead on a day preceding or following a TDY assignment will be paid and credited at the
variable minimum.
7. A foreign language speaker Reserve on a TDY assignment shall receive foreign language speaker
and International premiums as provided in the chart below.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKER PREMIUM
TDY BID AND AWARD
TDY INVOLUNTARILY
ASSIGNED
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1) Speaker to Speaker
Speaker premium on
Reserve guarantee
Speaker premium for
all speaker flying
1) Speaker to Speaker
Speaker premium on
Reserve guarantee
Speaker premium for all
Speaker flying
2) Speaker to non-Speaker
No speaker premium
on Reserve guarantee
No speaker premium
on any flying
2) Speaker to non-Speaker
Speaker premium on
Reserve guarantee
Speaker premium for all
Speaker flying
INTERNATIONAL (INTL) PREMIUM
E. SCHEDULING
TDY BID AND AWARD TDY INVOLUNTARILY
ASSIGNED
1) Intl eligible TDY to Intl
eligible
Intl premium on
Reserve guarantee
Intl premium on Intl
flying only
1) Intl eligible TDY to Intl
eligible
Intl premium on Reserve
guarantee
Intl premium on all
flying
2) Intl eligible TDY to Non-Intl
eligible
No Intl premium on
Reserve guarantee
flying only
2) Intl eligible TDY to Non-Intl
eligible
guarantee
Intl premium on all
flying
3) Non-International eligible
TDY to Non-International
eligible
No International
premium on Reserve
guarantee
flying only
3) Non-Intl eligible TDY to
Non-Intl eligible
No Intl premium on
Reserve guarantee
Intl premium on
International flying only
4) Non-Intl eligible TDY to Intl
eligible
Intl premium on
Reserve guarantee
flying only
4) Non-Intl eligible TDY to Intl
eligible
guarantee
flying only
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1. A TDY Reserve will retain her/his schedule from her/his home crew base at the TDY crew base.
If necessary to adjust staffing, the Company may utilize the provisions of Section 12, Reserve, to
move the Reserves Moveable Days. A Reserves Golden Days shall remain the same unless
converted to Moveable Days pursuant to Paragraph B.7., above, or adjusted as provided in
Paragraph E.6., below. If the Reserve is awarded a full bid month TDY prior to the bid award for
the TDY month, the Reserve shall bid a line in her/his home crew base for use in the TDY crew
base.
2. A Reserve involuntarily assigned TDY will receive no less than the following:
a. Two (2) Golden Days periods of four (4) days each with crew movement authorization to and
from the Reserves crew base for a full bid month TDY assignment.
b. Two (2) Golden Days with positive space travel to and from the Reserves crew base for a TDY
assignment of two (2) weeks. Such Golden Days will be in addition to her/his regularly
scheduled eight (8) Golden Days provided the regularly scheduled periods of Golden Days fall
completely outside of the TDY assignment.
c. The Golden Days in Paragraphs E.2.a and E.2.b., above, will be considered part of the
Reserves twelve (12) days off per month.
3. As an exception to Section 22, Filling of Vacancies, a Reserve serving TDY for a bid month will
not be placed on the crew base scheduling roster until the first day of the TDY assignment and will
be taken off the roster on the last day of the TDY assignment.
4. As an exception to Section 20, Seniority, a Reserve on TDY will be processed after the crew base
Reserves are processed.
5. As an exception to Section 12, Reserve, a Reserve who is awarded or assigned TDY for a full bid
month will receive her/his required days free of duty at the TDY crew base, except as provided in
Section 10, Scheduling.
6. A Reserve who is awarded or assigned TDY for a two (2) week period shall have the option to
move any or all of her/his Golden Days to mutually agreeable dates at her/his crew base, either
before or after, but not during the period of her/his TDY assignment.
7. As an exception to Section 12, Reserve, a Reserve who is awarded or assigned TDY may not be
awarded any pairing(s) in her/his crew base that occurs on such TDY assignment.
F. The Company will be responsible for maintaining current records of all flying assigned to Reserves on
TDY. Such records will be accessible to the Reserves in the crew base out of which the TDY
assignments have been flown in the Crew Management System.
G. All TDY assignments will include a crewmovement authorization to and fromthe Reserves crewbase.
A Reserve will not be required to work a flight to or from the TDY assignment. If crew movement
must ride or space positive authorization is provided for pilots to and from their residence to TDY crew
bases, the same provisions will be extended to Flight Attendants.
H. OUT-OF-BASE SINGLE SEQUENCE ASSIGNMENT
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If it is determined that Reserve coverage at another base is temporarily inadequate, the Company may
award or assign an individual pairing from the base that is short to a Reserve from another base where
the Company has determined that Reserves are available to cover such assignment. Crew Schedule will
offer such out-of-base pairing to Reserves pursuant to Section 12, Reserve Duty. On-duty time for
purposes of scheduling legalities, credited flight time and per diemshall begin to accrue in the Reserves
home base, one (1) hour before scheduled departure and shall continue until fifteen (15) minutes after
her/his arrival back at her/his home base, or until actual release time, whichever is later.
I. OUT-OF-BASE RESERVE STANDBY ASSIGNMENT
1. A Reserve may be assigned or awarded a Reserve standby shift in another base if the Company
determines that there are no remaining Reserves in that base to cover the Reserve standby shift(s).
Such assignment will be in accordance with Section 12, Reserve Duty. The Reserve must have the
days and hours of availability specified in Section 12.F, in addition to any credit or block hours
associated with the deadhead to/from the out of base Reserve standby assignment. In addition, if
accepting the out of base assignment, including the deadhead to the assignment, would cause the
Flight Attendant to exceed the provisions of Section 11, the Flight Attendant shall have the option
of refusing the assignment.
2. A Reserve on an out of base Reserve standby assignment shall receive the greater of the following:
a. Trip Rig from time of check in for departure from her/his base until released in her/his base.
b. If not assigned a trip while on Reserve standby, Reserve standby pay in addition to the greater
of the deadhead(s) credit or Duty Rig, excluding time spent on Reserve standby.
c. If assigned a trip while on Reserve standby, the value of the trip in addition to the greater of
the deadhead(s) pay or Duty Rig until report time for the trip. Additionally, the Flight
Attendant will receive the greater of the deadhead credit or Duty Rig from release from the trip
until release in her/his base.
d. A Flight Attendant will receive no less than the minimum daily average for any day(s) spent
deadheading to or from an out of base Reserve standby assignment or any days spent on an out
of base Reserve standby assignment. If a Flight Attendant deadheads and serves Reserve
standby in the same day, such Flight Attendant will only receive minimum guarantee for that
day.
3. If deadheading to the Reserve standby assignment, the Duty Rig in Paragraphs I.2.b and I.2.c. will
start at check in for the deadhead flight. If deadheading back to the base, the Duty Rig will end at
checkout in the Flight Attendants base. The value of the Reserve standby shift and/or sequence
will be as established in Section 12.F. Deadheads to and from an out of base Reserve standby
assignment will receive one hundred percent (100%) deadhead pay and credit.
4. A Flight Attendant already on Reserve standby in her/his base may receive an out of base Reserve
standby assignment only if she/he has the days and hours of availability for the new Reserve
standby assignment as specified in Paragraph I.1., above. The start of the Reserve standby shift in
her/his base shall be used for purposes of calculating the duty and trip rigs specified in Paragraph
I.2., above and the minimum guarantee for the day.
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5. Any out of base Reserves on Reserve standby will be processed in seniority order among
themselves regardless of the shift start time after in base Reserve standbys have been offered the
trips.
J. All applicable provisions of this Agreement and any related Side Letters in this Agreement shall apply
to TDY except as specifically modified in this Section.
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SECTION 14 - INTERNATIONAL FLYING
A. All applicable provisions of this Agreement and any related Side Letters included in this Agreement
shall apply to international flying, except as specifically modified in this Section. CO AGREED
7/21/14
B. DEFINITIONS
1. International is defined as any operating or deadheading flight outside the forty-eight (48)
contiguous United States with the exception of Canada and Alaska. This exception does not apply
if a flight originates outside the contiguous forty-eight (48) United States and proceeds non-stop to
Canada, or Alaska and vice versa. CO AGREED 7/21/14
2. International Premium Destination (IPD) is defined as any operating or deadheading flight
to/from Europe, Asia, and destinations in Deep South America, e.g. Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo,
Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires etc., that have a premium level of service comparable to
European destinations. Hawaii and other destinations will also be considered International
Premium Destinations if the routes include a premium level of service. CO AGREED 7/23/14
3. Non-International Premium Destination (NIPD) is international flying that does not meet the
definition of International Premium Destination Flying. Union Agreed 7/22/14
4. Non-Long Range Flying is defined as any International duty period which does not contain
flying in excess of twelve (12) hours block. The on-duty period will not be scheduled or rescheduled
to exceed fourteen (14) hours. CO AGREED 8/7/14
5. Mid-Range Flying is defined as any International duty period which does not contain flying in
excess of twelve (12) hours block. The on-duty period will be scheduled or rescheduled for more
than fourteen (14) hours, but not to exceed fifteen (15) hours. CO AGREED 8/7/14
6. Long-Range Flying is defined as any International duty period which has a scheduled
International segment in excess of twelve (12) hours block but not more than fourteen hours and
thirty minutes (14:30) block. Union Agreed 7/22/14
7. Extended-Long-Range Flying is defined as any International duty period which has a scheduled
International segment in excess of fourteen hours and thirty minutes (14:30) block. Union Agreed
7/22/14
C. INTERNATIONAL PAY
A Flight Attendant will receive International Pay as specified in Section 3, Compensation. CO
AGREED 7/21/14
D. INTERNATIONAL DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS
Duty Type On-Duty Max
Block
excluding
deadhead
Segment Restrictions
Max
Scheduled
MaxActual
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Non-Long
Range
14:00 16:00* 12:00
A duty period may include any mix
of International or International and
Domestic segments.
Mid-Range 15:00 17:00* 12:00
A duty period may include either
one Domestic segment and one (1)
IPD segment, or a one day turn (2
NIPDs) or two (2) NIPD segments.
CO AGREED 8/26/14
Long
Range
16:00 18:00 14:30
A duty period may include one (1)
IPD segment (only).
Extended
Long
Range
Flt time plus
sign in/debrief,
max 20:00
Original
scheduled
duty plus
3:00
NA
A duty period may include one (1)
IPD segment (only).
*Exceeding sixteen (16) hours on-duty maximumin actual operations will be subject to the two hundred
percent (200%) pay premium as described below. CO AGREED 8/26/14
Note: The total number of mid-range duty periods will be limited to no more than 5% of all
International duty periods system wide. CO AGREED 9/11/14
No more than 15% of all duties which operate between such crew base and Hawaii shall be scheduled
in the Mid-Range category. CO AGREED 9/11/14
Mid-Range duties scheduled between any crew base and Hawaii shall not span the duty hours
beginning at 0100 and ending at 0400 (HBT). CO AGREED 9/11/14
1. Non-Long Range Duty Period
An on-duty period, containing an International segment/s or International and Domestic segments,
shall not be scheduled or rescheduled to remain on duty in excess of fourteen (14) consecutive
hours and, in no case, shall a Flight Attendant be required to remain on duty in excess of sixteen
(16) hours during any such on duty period. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to remain on
duty beyond the maximum flight duty limits as specified in this paragraph. If the combination of
a delayed departure time and scheduled flight time(s) projects the Flight Attendants duty to exceed
the maximum duty of sixteen (16) hours, Crew Schedule may offer, and a Flight Attendant may
voluntarily agree to continue working. A Flight Attendant crew who agrees to remain on duty for
more than sixteen (16) hours shall receive pay for the duty period at a rate of two hundred percent
(200%) including premiums and credit at one hundred percent (100%). The flight can operate with
minimum crew if some of the crew chooses not to fly. Once a Flight Attendant has volunteered to
exceed the maximum duty limitations, she/he will receive the pay specified above, even if the duty
limitations are not exceeded. In such circumstances, the rest provisions contained in Paragraph F.,
above, will apply at the end of the extended duty period. CO AGREED 8/7/14
2. Mid-Range Duty Period
a. An on-duty period containing either one (1) Domestic segment and one (1) IPD segment, or a
one day turn consisting of two (2) NIPDsegments, may be scheduled up to twelve hours (12:00)
block. A mid-range duty period must be scheduled over fourteen (14) duty hours. A Flight
Attendant may be scheduled or rescheduled to remain on duty up to fifteen (15) consecutive
hours; however, in no case shall a Flight Attendant be required to remain on duty in excess of
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seventeen (17) hours during any such on-duty period. A Flight Attendant required to remain
on duty for more than sixteen (16) hours in actual operations shall receive pay for the duty
period at a rate of two hundred percent (200%) including premiums and credit at one hundred
percent (100%). If the Flight Attendant operates or deadheads on a mid-range duty period
flight segment that touches 0300 HBT, the Flight Attendant shall be released for legal rest at
the termination of such flight segment. CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Such flight requiring an operational fuel landing shall be operated using the eighteen (18) hour
on-duty limitation. CO AGREED 7/21/14
3. Long Range Duty Period
a. An on-duty period containing one (1) scheduled International segment of scheduled up to
fourteen hours and thirty minutes (14:30) block, may be scheduled or rescheduled to remain on
duty up to sixteen (16) consecutive hours, however, in no case shall a Flight Attendant be
required to remain on duty in excess of eighteen (18) hours during any such on-duty period.
CO AGREED 8/7/14
b. Such flight requiring an operational fuel landing shall be operated using the eighteen (18) hour
on-duty limitation. CO AGREED 7/21/14
4. Extended Long Range Duty Period
In any on-duty period containing one (1) scheduled International segment of over fourteen hours
and thirty minutes (14:30) block, a Flight Attendant may be scheduled to remain on duty for a
period not to exceed sign-in time, plus the scheduled flight time of the trip, plus debrief, with a
maximum scheduled on-duty time of twenty hours (20:00). In no case will a Flight Attendant be
required to remain on duty in excess of an amount of time equal to the originally scheduled duty
period maximum plus three (3) hours. Union Agreed 7/23/14
A duty period containing international flying will consist of no more than one (1) scheduled non-
stop flight leg. The flight is considered "non-stop" even if a stop is made for operational reasons.
CO AGREED 7/21/14
Example: A duty period containing an extended-long-range international flight leg of sixteen hours
(16:00) will have: CO AGREED 7/21/14
A scheduled on-duty period (including sign-in and debrief) of seventeen hours and thirty
minutes (17:30); CO AGREED 7/21/14
An actual on-duty limit duty-period of seventeen hours and thirty minutes (17:30) plus three
(3) hours (includes any operational fuel landing). CO AGREED 7/21/14
E. INTERNATIONAL FLYING - REPORT AND RELEASE FROM DUTY
1. IPD Report to Release Period
IPD flights require a report for duty of one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes prior to scheduled
departure and continuing until such Flight Attendant is released from duty thirty (30) minutes after
block-in time of the last flight segment, or scheduled arrival, or actual release time, whichever is
later. If the originating flight is a domestic or NIPD segment, the report time for duty is reduced
to one (1) hour and if the terminating flight is a domestic or NIPD segment, the release from duty
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is fifteen (15) minutes after block-in for domestic and thirty (30) minutes after block-in for NIPD.
(Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
Example:
Report For Duty Routing Path Release From Duty
1:15 DFW-LGW-DFW :30
1:00 PHL-CLT-LGW-CLT-PHL :15
1:00 ORD-DFW-LGW-CLT-(RON) :30
2. NIPD Report to Release Period
NIPD flights require a report for duty of one (1) hour prior to scheduled departure and continuing
until such Flight Attendant is released from duty thirty (30) minutes after block-in time of the last
flight segment, or scheduled arrival, or actual release time, whichever is later. If the terminating
flight is a domestic segment, the release from duty is reduced to fifteen (15) minutes after block-
in. CO AGREED 9/15/14
Example:
Report For Duty Routing Path Release From Duty
1:00 DFW-CUN-DFW :30
1:00 PHL-CLT-SJU-CLT-PHL :15
1:00 ORD-DFW-SJO-CLT-(RON) :30
F. INTERNATIONAL ON-BOARD REQUIREMENTS
1. On a duty period containing an International flight with an originating IPD segment, a Flight
Attendant will be required to be onboard the aircraft ready to receive the passengers at fifty (50)
minutes prior to scheduled departure. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
2. On a duty period containing an International flight with an originating NIPD segment, a Flight
Attendant will be required to be onboard the aircraft ready to receive the passengers at forty-five
(45) minutes. CO AGREED 9/15/14
3. On a duty period containing an International flight with an originating domestic segment, a Flight
Attendant will be required to be onboard the aircraft ready to receive the passengers pursuant to
Section 11 Hours of Service, paragraph XX. Union agreed 7/22/14
G. DUTY PERIODS
A duty period containing IPD flying shall be limited to:
IPD flying only; or CO AGREED 7/23/14
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IPD flying plus one (1) additional operating or deadheading segment of any type preceding or
following the IPD segment. CO AGREED 7/23/14
H. REST PERIODS AT HOME BASE STATION (Calculated from release from duty to report for
duty)
1. A Flight Attendant shall be scheduled for no less than twelve (12) hours rest at her/his home crew
base immediately following a non-IPD duty period. This twelve (12) hour rest period may be
reduced by the Company two (2) hours in actual operations. Union Agreed 7/23/14
2. A Flight Attendant shall be provided no less than fourteen (14) hours and thirty (30) minutes rest
at her/his home crew base immediately following an IPD duty period*, except as follows: CO
AGREED 7/25/14
a. A Flight Attendant shall be provided no less than thirty-six (36) hour rest at her/his home crew
base immediately following a duty period containing one international segment with a duration
in excess of twelve (12) hours, but not more than fourteen (14) hours thirty (30) minutes. CO
AGREED 7/25/14
b. A Flight Attendant shall be provided no less than forty-eight (48) hours at her/his home crew
base immediately following a duty period containing one international segment with a duration
in excess of fourteen hours and thirty minutes (14:30). CO AGREED 7/25/14
*A Fight Attendant shall be provided no less than fourteen (14) hours and thirty (30) minutes rest
at her/his home crew base immediately following a duty period that includes a segment to/from
Hawaii which exceeds six (6) hours block. CO AGREED 8/7/14
3. A Flight Attendant may, at the Flight Attendants option, waive the rest provisions of this Section
in home base subject to the flight time limitations of the FARs and to Section 10, Scheduling. The
rest provided for in Paragraph H.2.b. may only be waived to a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours.
CO AGREED 7/21/14
I. LAYOVER REST PERIODS
1. A Flight Attendant on a non-IPD duty period shall be scheduled for no less than nine (9) hours and
thirty (30) minutes of rest (calculated from release from duty to report for duty) while on a RON
which, in actual operations, may not be reduced below eight (8) hours plus travel time to and from
the hotel. In actual operations, the intent of this paragraph is to require eight (8) hours behind the
door minimum rest. If the minimum rest (8 hours behind the door) cannot be met in the actual
operation of a trip sequence, the crew upon reaching the layover hotel should contact the Company
directly to reschedule the crew. CO AGREED 7/23/14
2. A Flight Attendant on an IPD duty period shall be provided no less than fourteen (14) hours layover
rest (calculated from release from duty to report). A Flight Attendant on a duty period which
exceeds six (6) hours block with a RON in Hawaii, shall be provided fourteen (14) hours layover,
calculated from release to report. CO AGREED 8/7/14
3. If a layover results in less than nine (9) hours rest, the Flight Attendant shall be provided with FAR
121.467 compensatory rest. Compensatory rest must be at least ten (10) consecutive hours and
must be scheduled to begin no later than twenty four (24) hours after the beginning of the reduced
rest period. The compensatory rest must occur between the end of the scheduled duty period and
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the beginning of the subsequent duty period and may be on a layover of home base. CO AGREED
7/21/14
4. As an exception to the layover rest specified in this Section, the Union and the Company may agree
to shorter layover rest to allow certain high value sequences, e.g. DFW-EZE, MIA-CNF, and JFK-
GRU rockets. Union Agreed 7/22/14.
J. FOREIGN CREW BASE
1. Definition
A foreign crew base is a Flight Attendant base located outside of the fifty (50) United States. All
foreign crew bases shall be common crew bases for Flight Attendants and Pilots unless the
Company establishes a cargo-only foreign pilot base that does not operate passenger revenue
flights. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
2. Written Notice
The Company will give the Union at least ninety (90) days written notice of its intent to open a
foreign crew base. Foreign crew base positions will be available for bid and awarded by system
seniority. Flight Attendants awarded and/or assigned to foreign crew bases shall be covered by all
terms of the Agreement and the Railway Labor Act. The Company shall not claimin any arbitration
or court proceeding that the Flight Attendants are not covered by the Agreement and the Railway
Labor Act. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
3. Foreign Crew Base Allowance
In the event the Company seeks to establish a foreign crew base, the parties recognize that the
establishment of a foreign crew base raises important issues of housing allowances, tax protection,
cost of living differentials, currency exchange rates and other matters which are extremely
technical. Therefore, in view of the importance of such issues to Flight Attendants who may
consider submitting bids for a foreign crew base, the parties agree: (Agreed per Company
a. to mutually explore elements to be included in a foreign crew base allowance, taking into
consideration the experience of other Flight Attendant groups. (Agreed per Company
b. that, if possible, a foreign crewbase allowance, to include the agreed elements will be mutually
agreed to prior to the posting of a crew base bid for such foreign crew base. In the event of
failure to agree, the issue will be decided by expedited interest arbitration pursuant to Section
30, Grievance Procedure. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
c. that the foreign crew base allowance, once established, will be retroactive and will be updated
regularly to account for changed conditions. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
K. TRAINING
1. A Flight Attendant must be trained for IPD Flying and current in such training to fly IPD trips. A
Flight Attendant must attend required IPD training on the dates such training has been scheduled.
Notwithstanding the above, if a Flight Attendant is unable to attend such training, such Flight
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Attendant will be scheduled for different training dates. CO AGREED 7/21/14
2. If the Flight Attendant completes training prior to the start of the bid period, she/he shall be eligible
for international premium pay, if applicable, at the start of the bid period. CO AGREED 7/21/14
3. If the Flight Attendant is available to attend training prior to the start of the bid period and she/he
has IPD trips scheduled in her/his line but the Company cannot offer IPD training and/or training
on the Companys transoceanic aircraft prior to the start of the bid period, such Flight Attendant
will be eligible for all international premiums, if applicable, for the domestic flying she/he does
after the start of the bid period. CO AGREED 7/21/14
4. If the Flight Attendant is not available to attend training until after the start of the bid period and
she/he has IPD trips scheduled in her/his line, she/he may be required to fly domestic pairings until
awarded/assigned IPD training and/or training on the Companys transoceanic aircraft. Such Flight
Attendant shall be eligible for all international premiums, if applicable, after the earlier of the
completion of training or the sixteenth (16th) day after becoming available to attend training. CO
AGREED 7/21/14
5. A Flight Attendant awarded or assigned a position on an IPD sequence(s) via PBS, TTS, or ETB
shall be required to successfully complete the initial IPD service and procedure training and any
required aircraft training. Premiums will be paid as outlined in L.3 or L.4. CO AGREED 7/21/14
L. PURSER
The #1 position Flight Attendant shall be designated as the Purser on IPD flights. Union Agreed
7/22/14
1. In addition to regular Flight Attendant duties, a Flight Attendant holding the position of Purser shall
be responsible to Flight Service Management to ensure compliance among her/his crew for relevant
Company policies and procedures during all phases of flight including: Union Agreed 7/22/14
a. Leading and directing in-flight crews in the proper delivery of all scheduled in-flight services;
b. Communicating and coordinating with appropriate support service departments and Flight
Attendants, e.g., act as a liaison between Premium Services and customers; Union Agreed
7/22/14
c. Attempting to ensure prompt and correct compliance with management's instructions; Union
Agreed 7/22/14
d. Conducting pre-flight briefings for all Flight Attendants in the crew at the beginning of each
trip sequence and as necessary thereafter; Union Agreed 7/22/14
e. Coordinating and directing pre-flight and in-flight duties of all Flight Attendants assigned to
the flight, including the reassignment of a crew member's working position as needed to
accomplish a required service; Union Agreed 7/22/14
f. Completing forms, reports and other paperwork as required; Union Agreed 7/22/14
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g. Communicating safe work habits to the Flight Attendants assigned to the flight; Union Agreed
7/22/14
h. Immediately reporting hazardous conditions, unsafe practices, and improperly functioning
tools and equipment to the captain and/or management as appropriate; Union Agreed 7/22/14
i. Ensuring customer needs, concerns and requests are met; Union Agreed 7/22/14
j. Actively participating in the resolution of in-flight problems or concerns reported by customers
and/or Flight Attendants; and Union Agreed 7/22/14
k. The Purser will not issue discipline, conduct uniform checks or perform any duties normally
performed by a supervisor. CO AGREED 7/21/14
2. Filling of Purser Vacancies
In order to provide coverage for flights on which Pursers are required, the Company shall
determine the number of Flight Attendants required to be qualified as Pursers at each base, as
follows: CO AGREED 7/21/14
a. On a yearly basis, operational requirements shall be determined by dividing the projected
number of aircraft hours for the flights on which Pursers are required by the average line value.
CO AGREED 7/21/14
b. The Flight Attendants qualified as Pursers shall include a minimumof one hundred fifty percent
(150%) above the operational requirements. CO AGREED 7/21/14
c. In addition to the requirements specified in Paragraph 2.b., above, the Company agrees to offer
Purser training classes to accommodate eighty (80) Flight Attendants system wide per year.
The eighty (80) Flight Attendant training slots may include Purser vacancies required by the
150% calculation specified in Paragraph 2.b. Union Agreed 7/23/14.
d. The Purser position will not create a vacancy in a base. To bid into the Purser program a Flight
Attendant must be in the base of the Purser position or transferring into the base, pursuant to
Section 22, Filling of Vacancies, concurrently with the Purser posting. CO AGREED 7/23/14
e. A Flight Attendant awarded a Purser vacancy must remain in the Purser program for a
minimum of six (6) months. A Flight Attendant will remain in the Purser program until she/he
opts out of the program. A Flight Attendant may resign from the Purser program by providing
a three (3) month advance notice. Such resignation shall become effective if not rescinded by
the Purser during the first thirty (30) days following the written notice. CO AGREED 7/23/14
3. Eligibility and Selection Criteria
To be eligible to bid into the Purser program, a Flight Attendant, including a qualified foreign
language speaker, must meet the following criteria: CO AGREED 7/23/14
a. Have a minimum of eighteen (18) months of active service as a Flight Attendant; and, CO
AGREED 7/21/14
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b. Be projected to be available for active flight status by the commencement of the training
process; and, CO AGREED 7/21/14
c. Have completed or be willing to complete all required qualification training specific to IPD
flying; and, CO AGREED 7/21/14
d. A Flight Attendant who is on the second stage of discipline will be ineligible to bid into the
Purser program until the second stage of the discipline is removed from her/his file pursuant to
Section 37. CO AGREED 8/5/14
e. Must successfully complete an objective examination/assessment developed by the Company
and reviewed by the APFA, and may include other objective components, e.g., leadership
assessment testing. UNION AGREED 7/31/14
4. Training and Maintaining Qualifications
a. The Company shall offer Purser qualification training to those individual Flight Attendants
who have been awarded Purser positions pursuant to the provisions for scheduling training
specified in this Agreement. All Purser training shall be conducted in accordance with Section
29 Training. CO AGREED 7/21/14
b. The Company will design and administer the Purser qualification training and will set the
standards for completion of training with review and input from the Union. The Company
may, from time to time, revise the training program and standards for completion. CO
AGREED 7/21/14
c. Training for Flight Attendants selected for the Purser position will be provided at reasonable
intervals, but not less than once a year. CO AGREED 7/21/14
d. A Flight Attendant who does not successfully complete the Purser qualification training shall
be eligible to bid for Purser qualification training concurrent with the next cycle of Purser
training, provided such training date is no sooner than six (6) months from the Flight
Attendants original date of the Purser qualification training. CO AGREED 7/21/14
e. In order to maintain her/his Purser qualifications a Flight Attendant must:
i. As required, successfully complete any required Purser recurrent training. CO AGREED
7/21/14
ii. Complete any other training associated with a Purser flight assignment successfully. CO
AGREED 7/21/14
iii. A Flight Attendant who is on the final stage of discipline prior to termination will be
ineligible to remain in the Purser program until the discipline is removed from her/his file
pursuant to Section 37.R. CO AGREED 7/21/14
iv. Must accumulate at one hundred fifty (150) paid Purser hours, exclusive of vacation and
sick pay, each calendar year. A Flight Attendant who fails to achieve this requirement at
no fault of her/his own (i.e. adequate bidding but insufficient seniority to hold Purser
monthly bid position) will be considered to have met her/his obligation. A Purser who
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does not achieve the participation level, will lose her/his Purser qualification effective the
first day of the contractual month of March. Such Purser will be eligible to reapply to the
program effective one (1) year following the date of disqualification. CO AGREED
7/25/14
f. When more than one (1) Purser qualification or requalification class is being offered in a year,
the classes shall be offered in a minimum of two (2) months. CO AGREED 7/21/14
5. Scheduling
a. Monthly Bid and Award Process
i. The PBS bidding process shall be utilized in the determination of a Purser qualified Flight
Attendants bid and award. Such award shall be made on the basis of her/his seniority at
her/his base, subject to the following: CO AGREED 7/21/14
(a) The PBS system shall ensure that all Purser flying is awarded or assigned in the
monthly bid process. CO AGREED 7/21/14
(b) Purser flying will be awarded to Purser qualified Flight Attendants who bid for such
pairing(s) in the PBS system on the basis of seniority and the global constraints of the
PBS system. If insufficient Purser qualified Flight Attendants bid for Purser
designated pairings, the PBS system will assign to junior Purser qualified Flight
Attendants on the basis of seniority and the global constraints of the PBS system. CO
AGREED 7/21/14
ii. No Purser specific Reserve lines will be awarded. CO AGREED 9/11/14
b. Line Adjustments
i. In the event a Purser designated pairing becomes available after the PBS award, such
pairing shall be posted in open time as a Purser designated pairing available for pick-up or
trade by a Purser qualified Flight Attendant. CO AGREED 7/21/14
ii. Such Purser designated sequence shall remain in Open Time until it has been awarded to a
Purser qualified Flight Attendant through TTS. In the event the sequence is not awarded
through TTS or the Post-TTS Daily process to a Purser qualified Flight Attendant, such
sequence will be processed as a non-Purser designated sequence through Post-TTS Daily
Processing or Reserve Processing. However, if such sequence is awarded to a Purser
qualified Flight Attendant during this process, she/he shall be entitled to the Purser
premium. Union Agreed 9/11/14
iii. Position determination for a Purser designated sequence awarded through Post-TTS Daily
Processing or Reserve Processing, shall be offered as follows: Union Agreed 9/11/14
(a) In the event there are no Purser qualified Flight Attendants on the flight, the Purser
position shall be changed to a Lead/#1 Flight Attendant position and filled in
accordance with of Section 10, Scheduling. CO AGREED 7/21/14
(b) In the event there is one (1) Purser qualified Flight Attendant on the flight, she/he shall
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fill the Purser position. CO AGREED 7/21/14
(c) In the event there are two (2) or more Purser qualified Flight Attendants on the flight,
the Purser position shall be offered first in seniority order and then assigned in reverse
seniority order. CO AGREED 7/21/14
(d) A probationary Flight Attendant shall not be assigned to the Purser position. When the
entire crew of Flight Attendants is probationary Flight Attendants, the most senior
Flight Attendant shall assume the Lead/#1 Flight Attendant position. CO AGREED
7/21/14
c. The provisions of TTS, ETB and Sequence Trades through Crew Scheduling as found in
Scheduling, Section 10.E, 10.G. and 10.N of this Agreement shall apply to Purser qualified
Flight Attendants except that a Purser qualified Flight Attendant may not trade a Purser
designated pairing for a non- Purser designated sequence unless she/he is trading a Purser
designated sequence with another Purser qualified Flight Attendant. The Flight Attendant may
drop a Purser sequence into open time assuming the transactions meets the TTS processing
rules specified in Section 10, Scheduling. CO AGREED 9/11/14
d. Rescheduling of Flight Attendants shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section
10.J, Scheduling. CO AGREED 7/21/14
6. Vacations
A Purser qualified Flight Attendant shall be eligible to bid in accordance with her/his seniority at
her/his base from the bases general vacation allocation pool in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8, Vacation. CO AGREED 7/21/14
M. GENERAL
1. Deadheading
a. Flight Attendants on international flights shall deadhead as specified in Section 16,
Deadheading. CO AGREED 7/21/14
b. When a Flight Attendant is deadheading on a flight at the commencement or termination of an
international service, the Company will provide the Flight Attendant a connect time no less
than the minimum connect time required for revenue customers, plus fifteen (15) minutes. CO
AGREED 7/21/14
2. Passports
The Company will reimburse a Flight Attendant for the cost of passport renewal, passport photos, visas,
inoculations and the charge for expediting service for passports and visas in those crew bases where
passports and visas may be required. The Company will provide positive space travel or reimburse
for mileage for a Flight Attendant who drives to a passport office provided such location is the
closest in proximity to the Flight Attendants crewbase or residence. The Company shall reimburse
any necessary cab fare between an airport or layover hotel and a passport/visa office. Any other
associated expenses will be reviewed on an individual basis. CO AGREED 7/21/14 CO
AGREED 9/17/143. Duty Free
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In the event the duty free commissions are not paid, Flight Attendants shall not be required to sell
duty free items. CO AGREED 7/23/14
4. Medical Care
a. A Flight Attendant who becomes sick or injured on an international trip shall be provided
positive space travel in accordance with Section 9.F., Sick Leave. If necessary, the Company
will provide and pay for RON accommodations until the Flight Attendant is able to travel.
Transportation will be provided between the hotel and the airport. The terms and conditions
of such positive space travel shall be in accordance with Company policy. The policy
regarding travel for ill or injured Flight Attendants shall be no less favorable than the policy
afforded to pilots. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
b. A Flight Attendant, covered under American Airlines benefit plans, who requires emergency
medical care while traveling on a pairing or Company business outside of the United States
will receive the same level of coverage as if the care occurred in the United States. Medical
treatment should be obtained in accordance with established policies and procedures and
coordinated through the Flight Attendants International medical coordinator, i.e. BUPA. If
the illness or injury is determined to be occupational in nature, medical treatment should be
obtained in accordance with established policies and procedures and coordinated through the
Workers Compensation provider. The medical benefits provider will provide an international
toll free telephone number and such number shall be listed on the health insurance card. The
Flight Attendant shall not be required to advance payment for the medical treatment except to
the extent there are co-payments, deductibles or co-insurance amounts that may apply. The
Company shall provide such Flight Attendant transportation between the hotel or airport and
the recommended medical facility. Emergency medical transportation, i.e., ambulance, will be
provided in accordance with the Flight Attendants applicable medical benefits. Union Agreed
7/22/14.
5. Hostilities
Unless prohibited by a governmental agency, the Company shall promptly notify the APFA
National President upon receipt of information regarding hostilities, terror threats, political
disruptions or natural disasters that may present a danger to the safety of Flight Attendants at
stations into which they are required to fly. At the request of the APFA National President, the
Company shall meet and review the impact that such hostilities or disruptions may have on Flight
Attendants and notify the affected Flight Attendants. CO AGREED 7/21/14
6. Luggage
If a Flight Attendant checked luggage is lost or damaged while she/he is on an international
sequence, she/he shall be subject to the policy regarding lost luggage applicable to revenue
passengers. An advance of up to $250.00 will promptly be made available to a Flight Attendant
under these circumstances. Such advance will be converted to the equivalent foreign currency
applicable to the location. Should the Flight Attendants luggage be recovered, the Flight Attendant
will return such advance funds less any amounts expended to replace her/his lost property while
such property was lost. Union Agreed 7/23/14
7. Location Delay Incentive
When a Flight Attendant is delayed departing from an IPD station for more than ten (10) hours
from the scheduled departure time for reasons such as mechanical or failure of an inbound aircraft
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to arrive, the Flight Attendant shall receive an incentive of an additional five (5) hours of pay and
credit, including all premiums in addition to the value of the trip. Once the delay is greater than
twenty-four (24) hours, an additional five (5) hours, including all premiums, will apply for each
subsequent twenty four (24) hours or fraction thereof. Should greater pay protection be provided
through Illegal Through No Fault, Last Trip of the Month or Crew Substitution, the provisions of
this Paragraph may be waived to accept the greater pay protection. CO AGREED 9/11/14
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SECTION 15 LANGUAGE
A. STAFFING
1. The maximum number of required foreign language speaking Flight Attendants shall be as follows:
Aircraft Type Number of Speakers
Narrowbody * Up to 1 per flight
Widebody/Dual aisle with < 200 main cabin
seats**
Up to 1 per class of service
Widebody with 200 or > main cabin seats Up to 1 per each premium cabin, up to 2 in main
cabin
(Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
* As an exception, in the event a charter or scheduled segment with group bookings where the majority
of customers have been identified as foreign speaking, the Company may require two (2) foreign
speakers. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
**As an exception, in the event a scheduled segment to/from or within Asia, the Company may require
one (1) additional speaker. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
2. A Purser is not prohibited from serving in a required foreign language speaker position. CO
AGREED 9/15/14
3. Required foreign language qualified Flight Attendants are restricted from serving in a galley
position. The Company may make exceptions to this restriction. CO AGREED 9/15/14
4. On any International trip sequence to more than one (1) destination which contains more than one
(1) destination requiring a language of destination speaker, at least one (1) language of destination
speaker may be assigned for each such destination. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
5. Based on the unique requirements of a market, the Company may make adjustments to the
allocation of speakers on a per cabin basis. In no case shall the total number of required speakers
per flight exceed the maximums specified in paragraph A.1. above. The Company will provide
advance notice to APFA prior to implementing any adjustments. (Union Agreed 9/18/14)
B. LANGUAGE LOCK-IN
1. A Flight Attendant awarded or assigned to a crew base on the basis of her/his language
qualification, may be required to remain at such base for a period of six (6) months from the
effective date of assignment or transfer. Union Agreed 9/04/14
2. A Flight Attendant who possesses a foreign language qualification and who is assigned or proffers
to a crew base within one (1) year of date of hire which requires her/his qualification may be
required to remain at such crew base for a period of one (1) year from the effective date of
assignment or transfer. Union Agreed 9/04/14
3. In the event a Flight Attendant is awarded a mutual transfer, such lock-in will be assumed by the
Flight Attendant to the base requiring the language qualification. Union Agreed 9/04/14
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C. LANGUAGE PAY
On a flight where a specific foreign language qualification is required by the Company, all Flight
Attendants who possess such language qualification shall be paid in accordance with Section 3.K,
Compensation. CO AGREED 9/15/14
D. PBS AWARDS
1. Each bid period, the Company shall identify the designated Flight Attendant sequences and number
of positions per cabin to be filled by Speakers in accordance with A., above. The required
language(s) for the designated sequence will be identified in the Speaker package, PBS system,
TTS and ETB. CO AGREED 9/15/14
2. Sequences containing Speaker flying will be awarded at the applicable crew base on a seniority
basis utilizing the PBS system as provided in Section 10, Scheduling, D.14. Such sequences will
be available for bid only at those base(s) designated by the Company. Speaker sequences and
Speaker Reserve lines will be awarded to Speakers seniority order in her/his language. A Speaker
may construct a line containing IPD and NIPD sequences in her/his speaker language. CO
AGREED 9/9/14
3. ASpeaker Lineholder may be awarded non-speaker sequences in her/his line consistent with her/his
seniority provided the PBS solution can distribute substantially all Speaker trips to Speaker
Lineholders in accordance with the recommendations of the JSIC, and consistent with the PBS
system and the recommendations of the vendor. CO AGREED 9/9/14
4. During the Speaker-only PBS run, a Speaker Lineholder selecting the High Option in PBS, will be
awarded Speaker sequences above the regular line maximum as established in Section 10,
Scheduling. However, she/he, when being processed with non-Speaker in PBS may select the High
Option for non-Speaker sequences. CO AGREED 9/9/14
5. Only Speaker Lineholders may be awarded Speaker sequences in PBS. Remaining Speaker
sequences will be distributed pursuant to Paragraph G., below. CO AGREED 9/9/14
6. Separate Reserve lines for Speaker Reserve coverage may be created utilizing the PBS system
pursuant to Section 10, Scheduling after Speaker sequences are distributed. The PBS system may
require a minimum number of Speaker Reserves. CO AGREED 9/15/14
7. On any trip sequence to more than one (1) destination or a destination which requires more than
one (1) language of destination, at least one (1) Speaker may be assigned for each such destination.
CO AGREED 9/15/14
8. A Flight Attendant with multiple language qualifications may be awarded or assigned trip
sequences in any language for which she/he is qualified. Union Agreed 9/12/14
9. Foreign language qualified Flight Attendants awarded sequences above the maximum complement
shall be awarded positions in accordance with the provisions of Section 20, Seniority. (Union
Agreed 9/16/14)
E. LANGUAGE ASSIGNMENT
1. In the event there are insufficient qualified bidders for any trip sequence requiring foreign language
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speaking Flight Attendants during the monthly bidding process, the Company may assign the junior
qualified Flight Attendant to such trip sequence in reverse order of seniority. (Union Agreed
9/16/14)
2. In the event there are insufficient qualified lineholders possessing the foreign language speaking
qualification required by the Company, the Company may assign the junior Reserve(s) at the base
possessing the qualification to a bid vacancy in reverse order of seniority. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
3. Foreign language qualified Flight Attendants above the maximum complement shall be awarded
positions in accordance with the provisions of Section 20, Seniority. CO AGREED 9/15/14
F. ASSIGNMENTS OF SPEAKER SEQUENCES THROUGH TTS, FUTURE PROCESSING,
DAILY PROCESSING AND RESERVE PROCESSING
1. A Speaker Reserve may be required to fly Speaker sequences until she/he meets the monthly
Reserve call out time unless otherwise permitted by Crew Schedule. If a Flight Attendant is
restricted from flying a non-Speaker trip, Paragraph G.2.f-h., below, will apply. CO AGREED
9/15/14
2. Awards of Speaker flying through Future and Daily Processing
a. Open Speaker flying will be processed for all Speaker languages before any non- Speaker open
flying is processed. CO AGREED 9/9/14
b. Open Speaker flying will be covered first by a Flight Attendant qualified in the appropriate
Speaker language who has indicated a preference for such trips in accordance with Section 10
c. In the event open Speaker flying is not covered by such a Flight Attendant, the sequences will
be offered to the appropriate Speaker qualified Reserve. CO AGREED 9/9/14
d. Only Speaker Lineholders may pick up Speaker sequences from Company time in TTS. After
the final TTS run prior to the sequence, the sequence will be offered to non- Speaker Flight
Attendants only if there are no Speaker Reserves available to take the sequence. (Union
Agreed 9/16/14)
e. If such sequence still remains uncovered, the sequence will be awarded to the appropriate non-
Speaker Lineholder who has requested the sequence through the Unsuccessful Bidders List. If
the sequence remains uncovered after offering it to the appropriate non-Speaker Lineholder,
the sequence will be assigned to a non-Speaker Reserve. Union Agreed 9/11/14
3. A Speaker may be bypassed for a non-Speaker flying assignment and retained on her/his RAP as a
result of her/his foreign language qualification or days of reserve availability. Such override shall
be reflected on the Flight Attendants monthly activity record and indicated when the Flight
Attendant receives her/his assignment notification with the reason for the override, e.g., retained
for language qualification. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
4. Charters requiring a Speaker will be bid and awarded in accordance with the provisions of
Section 18, Charter. CO AGREED 9/9/14
5. The Company system developed to identify those Flight Attendants who have successfully
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qualified for the Speaker program for reference in bid awards and sequence assignments will not
be used, construed, or interpreted to establish separate seniority lists or permanent position
assignments. A Flight Attendant who has successfully qualified in more than one Speaker category
will have each Speaker identifier likewise placed by her/his name. CO AGREED 9/9/14
G. POST LINE AWARD ADJUSTMENT (ETB, TTS)
1. Adding Sequences with ETB or TTS Pick-up Transactions
A Speaker Lineholder may use TTS or the ETB to add any sequences (Speaker or non-Speaker)
after her/his original line award. A Speaker Reserve may use ETB to add sequences (Speaker or
non-Speaker) on days off. CO AGREED 9/9/14
2. Sequences Trades through ETB
When using ETB, a Speaker may only trade a Speaker sequence with another Speaker qualified in
the designated language for that sequence. A Speaker may trade her/his sequence with a non-
Speaker Flight Attendant provided the minimum number of Speakers are staffed per Paragraph
A., above. CO AGREED 9/15/14
3. TTS Drop/Pick up Transactions
A Speaker Lineholder may use TTS to conduct Drop/Pick up transactions as follows:
a. Dropping a Speaker sequence to pick up a Speaker sequence. CO AGREED 9/9/14
b. Dropping a non- Speaker sequence to pick up a non-Speaker sequence. CO AGREED 9/9/14
c. TTS transactions will be processed in accordance with Scheduling, Section 10.E, however
percentage limitations restricting drops will be calculated from Speaker sequence days for
Speaker sequence drops and non-Speaker sequence days for non- Speaker sequence drops. CO
AGREED 9/9/14
4. TTS Drop Transactions
Sequences dropped using TTS will be processed in accordance with Section 10.E, however
percentage limitations restricting drops will be calculated from Speaker sequences only. CO
AGREED 9/9/14
5. TTS/Unsuccessful Bidders
If the drop or sequence is not available, the transaction will be moved to Daily Scheduling. Daily
Scheduling will process the post-TTS bids pursuant to Section 10.F., Scheduling. Union Agreed
9/11/14
H. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
1. The Company may schedule, no more than once every two years, a language assessment test for
Flight Attendants qualified in designated languages. The purpose of the assessment will be to
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determine a Flight Attendant's level of proficiency in her/his designated language(s). The
assessment will be designed by an independent outside vendor. Union Agreed 9/03/14
2. A language qualified Flight Attendant who passes any language skills assessment test at a rating of
"superior" will be exempt from all further testing. Union Agreed 9/03/14
3. A Flight Attendant must receive a minimum language skills rating as established by the Company
to retain her/his foreign language qualification. A Flight Attendant who does not achieve and
maintain the minimum language skills rating will lose her/his qualification. Union Agreed 9/03/14
4. Based on the assessment level achieved, the Flight Attendant will be scheduled for future language
assessment testing every 2, 4, or 10 years, except as provided in F.2. above. Union Agreed 9/03/14
5. The Company will maintain language books/tapes, and/or CDs and other study aids for Flight
Attendant use to increase language proficiency. The use of such study aids will be on the Flight
Attendant's own time and shall not be considered training under the terms of this Agreement.
6. If a Flight Attendant fails the Company-approved proficiency test, but achieves a rating one (1)
level below the minimum passing score, she/he shall be given one (1) opportunity of re-testing
within a sixty (60) day time frame from the original test date at Company expense. If the Flight
Attendant fails the second proficiency test, she/he may retake the proficiency test at her/his own
expense. Union Agreed 9/03/14
I. EDUCATION
1. A Flight Attendant will be reimbursed for foreign language courses in accordance with the
Corporate Tuition Reimbursement Program. Union Agreed 9/03/14
2. In the event the Corporate Tuition Reimbursement Program is not available, discontinued or
diminished below the amount in effect on the date of ratification, in lieu of the Corporate Tuition
Reimbursement Program, a Flight Attendant will be eligible for foreign language tuition
reimbursement in an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per year provided the following
requirements are met: Union Agreed 9/03/14
a. Courses must be taken at an accredited educational institution or any other educational
institution approved in advance by the Company. Union Agreed 9/03/14
b. The Flight Attendant must successfully complete the course, pass the language proficiency test
and be awarded a foreign language speaking position. Union Agreed 9/3/14
J. ADVANCE NOTICE OF LANGUAGE PROFFER
When the Company is aware that additional language speakers are required at a crew base, every
attempt shall be made to post notice of the upcoming language proffers as far in advance as possible.
K. NEW LANGUAGE
In addition to the language requirement specified in B. above, the Company has the right to specify a
language of destination. On routes requiring a foreign language, the language shall be determined as
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the official national language of the country. Whenever the Company requires foreign language
qualified Flight Attendants on International flights, Flight Attendants will, on a voluntary basis, be
given the opportunity to take a qualifying examination, administered at Company expense, by an
outside language expert(s) as determined by the Company. Union Agreed 9/03/14
L. LANGUAGE RESIGNATION PROFFERS
1. Annual Language Resignation Proffer
The Company will proffer system-wide notice of language resignations on September 1 of each
year. The deadline to proffer a language resignation will be September 30, with resignations
effective with the November contractual month. The Company will establish the number of
language qualified Flight Attendants who will be permitted to resign a language qualification
according to operational needs, however, the number will be between two and a half (2.5%) and
five percent (5%) of the qualified Flight Attendants in each language at each base. Additionally, a
Flight Attendant desiring to resign a language must have ten (10) or more years of occupational
seniority and may not be serving a language lock-in. Language resignation proffer awards will be
made in seniority order, by base, from among those proffering Flight Attendants with ten (10) or
more years occupational seniority and who are not serving a language lock-in. The Company may
restrict Flight Attendants from dropping their foreign language qualification(s) by specific
language qualification if any of the following apply:
a. No Flight Attendants qualified in such language have been hired in the twelve (12) months
preceding the month in which the Language Drop Proffer would occur; or (Agreed per
Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
b. The Company can demonstrate on-going unfilled vacancies in such language. Agreed per
Company Comprehensive 9/18/14
2. Standing Language Resignation Proffer
A standing language resignation list will be established by the Company and will be updated by
those Flight Attendants desiring to resign a specific language qualification. The placement by a
Flight Attendant of her/his name on a standing resignation list in no way alters the minimum
requirements (e.g., minimum seniority, lock-in status) necessary to be awarded a language
resignation. Union Agreed 9/11/14
3. Additional Language Resignation Proffers
The Company may, at its option, proffer additional language resignations, from time to time, at
specific bases. These additional proffers will be posted for a minimum of twenty-one (21) days,
with resignations effective with the contractual month following the proffer awards. The Company
will establish the number of language qualified Flight Attendants who will be permitted to resign
a specific language qualification at a specific base according to operational needs. Language
resignation proffer awards will be made in seniority order from among those proffering Flight
Attendants with ten (10) or more years of occupational seniority and who are not serving a language
lock-in. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
M. HAITIAN-CREOLE SPEAKING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
1. If the Company elects to require Haitian-Creole speaking Flight Attendants on flights to and from
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Haiti, the Company will proffer to any qualified French-speaking Flight Attendant(s) the
opportunity to be trained in the Haitian-Creole language. The examination to determine if a Flight
Attendant is a qualified French language will be administered at Company expense by an outside
language expert(s) determined by the Company in accordance with paragraph I. above. Union
Agreed 9/4/14
2. If insufficient qualified French-speaking Flight Attendant(s) accept the training or do not qualify
in speaking the Haitian-Creole language, upon completion of training, the Company may hire new
employees with the required language qualification. The Company reserves the right to select the
appropriate language training school that will determine if the Flight Attendant(s) are qualified at
the end of training. Union Agreed 9/4/14
N. PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT
In the application of this Section, other provisions of this Agreement in conflict, or to the contrary, shall
not apply, with the exception of Appendix S, The Foreign National Agreement, which shall control
when the provisions of Appendix S are in conflict with the provisions of this Section. (Agreed per
Company Comprehensive 9/18/14)
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SECTION 16 - DEADHEADING
A. A Flight Attendant required by the Company to deadhead shall receive full pay and credit based on
scheduled block time or actual flight time, whichever is greater. Additionally, all premiums will apply
to the deadhead. CO AGREED 9/15/14
B. A deadheading Flight Attendant shall be entitled to per diem as set forth in Section 4, Expenses. CO
AGREED 6/17/14
C. A deadheading Flight Attendant will be provided positive space authorization for both scheduled and
unscheduled deadheads.
1. When a Flight Attendant is on an unscheduled deadhead for the purpose of covering a flying
assignment, she/he will be booked on the next scheduled flight on American Airlines or on a carrier
whose inventory is controlled by the Company. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal
9/18/14)
2. As an exception, if a Flight Attendant is on an unscheduled deadhead and returning on her/his last
leg of the sequence, she/he will be booked on the next scheduled flight for which seats are available
on either American Airlines or on a carrier whose inventory is controlled by the Company. The
terms and conditions of such positive space travel shall be in accordance with Company policy.
The policy regarding travel for ill or injured Flight Attendants shall be no less favorable than the
policy afforded to pilots. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
D. In the event off-line air transportation is used for deadheading, a deadheading Flight Attendant shall be
paid and credited in accordance with Paragraph A., above. Flight Attendants will be required to
deadhead only on FAR Part 121 certificated scheduled air carriers. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
E. A deadheading Flight Attendant must be in uniform or wear the normal non-revenue attire applicable
to the class of service, except the Flight Attendant may not wear shorts, undershirts, or t-shirts with
slogans. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
F. INTERNATIONAL DEADHEAD
A Flight Attendant required to take a scheduled or unscheduled deadhead on an international flight will
be provided a seat in the coach/economy section of the aircraft, unless upgraded to First/Business class
in accordance with Paragraph L.4., below. Union Agreed 6/18/14
G. DEADHEAD TO FIRST LIVE LEG OF A PAIRING
A Lineholder who is scheduled to deadhead on the first leg of a pairing may elect to be released from
such deadhead and join the paring at the first live leg. A Flight Attendant electing this option shall:
1. Notify Crew Schedule at least two (2) hours prior to the scheduled departure of the deadhead; (CO
AGREED 6/17/14)
2. Notify Crew Scheduling by telephone upon arrival at the downline station; (CO AGREED
6/17/14)
3. Be ready to receive passengers on the first live leg according to the provisions of Section 11, Hours
of Service; (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
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4. Be paid and credited for the deadhead as if the Flight Attendant had flown the deadhead; (CO
AGREED 6/17/14)
5. Be paid per diem and duty rig as if the Flight Attendant had flown the deadhead; and (CO
AGREED 6/17/14)
6. Contact Crew Schedule as soon as possible when encountering any unanticipated delays which
would affect her/his arrival at the downline station. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
7. With Crew Schedule consent, a Reserve who has been released consistent with the parameters of
Section 12, Reserve, may utilize the provisions of this Paragraph H. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
I. DEADHEAD TO CREW BASE ON LAST LEG OF A PAIRING
1. A Lineholder scheduled to deadhead on the last leg of her/his pairing may choose not to take the
deadhead. The Lineholder shall notify Crew Schedule of her/his election prior to the scheduled
deadhead. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
2. With Crew Schedule consent, a Reserve scheduled to deadhead on the last leg of her/his sequence
may choose not to take the deadhead, provided that she/he is available for her/his subsequent
Reserve assignment. Union Agreed 9/16/14
3. A Flight Attendant who elects not to take a deadhead will be paid and credited for the originally
scheduled deadhead portion as if the Flight Attendant had flown the deadhead. Per diem and duty
rig will be paid as if the Flight Attendant had flown the deadhead. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
4. A Flight Attendant scheduled to work the last leg of her/his pairing may trade with a Flight
Attendant scheduled to deadhead on such flight, provided the Flight Attendants notify Crew
Schedule, and the flight will not take a delay to accomplish the change. Each Flight Attendant
accepting the trade must be legal to accept such flight assignment. The Flight Attendant who was
originally scheduled to work the flight will be paid as if she/he had worked such flight. (CO
AGREED 6/17/14)
J. A Flight Attendant who elects to take an on-line flight other than her/his scheduled deadhead flight
shall travel on a space-available basis. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
K. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
1. Except as provided in Paragraph K.2., below, a Flight Attendant required by the Company to
surface deadhead between airports shall receive pay and credit for travel time in accordance with
Paragraph A, above, which shall be determined by dividing the American Automobile Association
miles between the applicable airports by forty (40). A Flight Attendant may request additional pay
in cases of extraordinary delays during surface deadheads by submitting a pay exception form.
However, in no instance will a Flight Attendant be credited with less time than a pilot for the same
airport combination. Surface deadhead means: (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
a. Company required ground transportation of a Flight Attendant between two (2) airports without
an intervening layover; (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
b. Company required ground transportation of a Flight Attendant between a hotel and an airport
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that is more than fifty (50) American Automobile Association miles apart; or, (CO AGREED
6/17/14)
c. Company required ground transportation of a Flight Attendant between a hotel and an airport
when the Flight Attendant flies into one airport and out of another. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
2. A Flight Attendant required by the Company to surface deadhead between airports which are
included in the Ground Transportation Chart below shall be paid and credited as provided in the
chart and such times shall be used for purposes of duty time calculations. The Company shall meet
and confer with the Union regarding the applicable flight time credit for travel between airports in
the same metropolitan area which are not included in the Chart. If the parties are unable to agree to
the pay and credit, the matter shall be submitted to Expedited Arbitration pursuant to Section 31.D.
Grievance for a determination. The arbitrators award shall govern any travel being grieved and all
future instances of travel between the two airports. However, in no instance will Flight Attendants
be credited with less time than pilots for the same airport combination. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
City Pairs Duty Time City Pairs Duty Time
LGA-JFK 1:30 ONT-LGB 2:00
LGA-EWR 1:30 SNA-LGB 1:00
JFK-EWR 2:00 DCA-BWI 1:15
MDW-ORD 2:00 DCA-IAD 1:15
LAX-LGB 1:00 IAD-BWI 1:45
LAX-BUR 1:15 SFO-OAK 1:00
LAX-ONT 2:15 SJC-OAK 2:00
LAX-SNA 2:00 SFO-SJC 1:00
BUR-SNA 2:15 DFW-DAL 1:00
BUR-LGB 1:30 MIA-FLL 1:45
ONT-BUR 2:00 TPA-PIE 1:00
ONT-SNA 1:15 FLL-PBI 1:00
MIA-PBI 2:00 SEA-BFI :45 Union Agreed
06/18/14
3. For the purpose of scheduling release, report and connection times, a surface deadhead will be
treated as if it were a flight deadhead, including the normal check-in and check-out times applicable
to the flight deadhead. A Flight Attendant may call Crew Schedule to revise her/his release time if
the actual release exceeds the schedule release time. Such additional time shall be used to adjust
her/his rest and in calculating her/his trip and duty rigs. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
4. All premiums and per diem will apply to surface transportation. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
5. A Flight Attendant will not be required to drive a vehicle when surface deadheading. Only when
alternate transportation is not available will a Flight Attendant be required to surface deadhead with
passengers. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
L. BOARDING PASSES AND SEAT ASSIGNMENTS
1. A deadheading Flight Attendant unable to obtain a boarding pass through self-service options may
request a boarding pass at the gate. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v 7_8.14.14)
2. At the time trip pairings are published, the Company shall book all scheduled deadheads in aisle
and window seats, if available. However, in no case will such seat assignments be in non-reclining
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seats unless no other seats are available at the time of booking. This Paragraph is not intended to
displace a passenger already holding a seat assignment when the scheduled deadhead seats are
booked. The provisions of this Paragraph shall only apply to flights on which the Company
provides advance seat assignments for passengers or deadheading flight crew members. (CO
AGREED 6/17/14)
3. For deadheads that are not scheduled in advance, at the time of departure every effort shall be made
to seat deadheading Flight Attendants in window and aisle seats, with reclining seats. This
Paragraph is not intended to displace a passenger already holding a seat assignment or to preclude
an agent from assigning a seat to a revenue passenger(s) prior to the arrival of a deadheading Flight
Attendant to the gate. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
4. A deadheading Flight Attendant may pre-board the aircraft or board immediately if boarding has
commenced. Prior to pre-boarding, a deadheading Flight Attendant shall leave her/his boarding
pass with the gate agent. In the event overhead bins are full, a deadheading Flight Attendant in
uniform shall have her/his bag(s) valet checked. The bags shall be off loaded before checked
baggage and brought to the aircraft door upon arrival. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v
7_8.14.14)
A commuting Flight Attendant in uniform occupying the jumpseat shall secure her/his luggage in
an available overhead bin(s). If the luggage cannot be accommodated in the overhead bin(s), the
Flight Attendant may valet check her/his crew luggage at the gate. (Agreed per Comprehensive
Proposal I, v 7_8.14.14)
5. A deadheading Flight Attendant attired either in uniform or in accordance with the dress code
required for First or Business Class non-revenue employee travel shall be eligible for upgrade from
coach on a space-available basis in accordance with Company policy. In no case shall Flight
Attendants requesting an upgrade have a less favorable boarding priority than other flight crew
members. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
M. A Flight Attendant who becomes sick or injured on a trip and is unable to complete her/his
trip will be provided positive space transportation to her/his crew base or residence on the
next available flight on American Airlines or on a carrier whose inventory is controlled by
the Company. At the request of the Company, a Flight Attendant may be required to obtain
a medical release to travel, at the Companys expense, prior to returning to her/his crew
base or residence. If the Flight Attendant is unable to fly, appropriate alternate ground
transportation will be provided by the Company. The terms and conditions of such
positive space travel shall be in accordance with Company policy. The policy regarding
travel for ill or injured Flight Attendants shall be no less favorable than the policy afforded
to pilots.
(Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
N. To avoid a delay or cancellation, a deadheading Flight Attendant may be required to work the flight,
instead of deadheading, if the Flight Attendant scheduled to work the flight is unavailable and there
is inadequate time to utilize the order of assignment procedures specified in Section 12, Reserve.
Any such assignment shall be in inverse order of seniority among all deadheading Flight Attendants
on the segment unless a more senior Flight Attendant volunteers. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
O. If Flight Attendants experience repeated difficulties associated with deadheading or surface
transportation, the Union may notify the Vice President of Flight Service, or a designee, of the
Unions desire to convene an ad hoc Deadheading Committee comprised of Company and Union
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representatives to investigate the perceived difficulties and report back to the Company and the
Union on the Committees findings and recommendations, if any. (CO AGREED 6/17/14)
P. REQUEST TO DEADHEAD AND EXCEED ON-DUTY LIMITATION
Where a Flight Attendant flies from A to B, and due to the on-duty limitation must be scheduled to lay
over and then deadhead from B to A, such Flight Attendant may request that s/he be permitted to
deadhead home in the first duty period, and the Company may, if it chooses, permit her/him; provided,
however, that the departure time of such deadhead is within the actual on-duty limitation. However, s/he
shall be paid and credited for the scheduled second duty period in lieu of the extension of the first duty
period.
1. A Flight Attendant electing to waive her/his on-duty limitation to deadhead home early may, at
her/his option, waive the legal at-home rest following the originally scheduled deadhead flight(s)
and be scheduled instead for legal at-home rest according to the actual deadhead flight(s). If, by
such a waiver, a Flight Attendant becomes legal and available for a sequence from which s/he had
been removed due to an illegality related to the original deadhead flight(s), e.g., legal break, Crew
Schedule will, at Flight Attendant request, restore said sequence to the Flight Attendant activity
record, if such requested sequence is still available.
2. In no instance will a Flight Attendant receive less than the applicable minimum legal at-home rest
following her/his sequence as actually flown, including deadheading.
Q. FLEXIBILITIES AND OPTIONS FOR DEADHEADING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
1. Waiver of Deadhead on Origination. With Crew Schedule approval, a regularly scheduled Flight
Attendant may waive her/his originating deadhead to a Domestic crew base city (satellite or co-
terminal) within the 48 contiguous states. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
a. General Parameters
(1) The Company will take into consideration its operational needs on the day
of such scheduled deadhead.
(2) Such a waiver may not create an illegality with a Flight Attendant's
schedule.
(3) The Flight Attendant is responsible for her/his own transportation to the
crew base city (satellite or co-terminal).
(4) A Flight Attendant choosing to waive a deadhead to a layover city must
advise the Crew Hotel Desk as soon as possible if s/he needs the hotel room that was
secured for her/him. If the Flight Attendant chooses not to use the hotel room, then s/he
must update her/his temporary phone number with a current contact number.
(5) If the scheduled deadhead is to a layover city, then the Flight Attendant is
also responsible for her/his transportation to the layover hotel. The Flight Attendant would
also be responsible for any hotel waits or additional hotel charges due to an early hotel
arrival.
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(6) The Flight Attendant needs to be at the crew base city (satellite or co-
terminal) airport no later than one (1) hour prior to the scheduled departure of the first
working leg of the trip sequence.
(7) For deadhead on origination, flight time pay and credit will begin as if the
Flight Attendant flew on her/his scheduled deadhead leg.
(8) For deadhead on origination, the Flight Attendant is on her/his own for
transportation purposes.
(9) On-duty limitations and TAFB expenses will begin one (1) hour prior to
the scheduled departure of the first working leg of the trip.
(10) A Flight Attendant requesting such a waiver must call Crew Schedule as
early as possible, but no later than two (2) hours in advance of original sign-in at home
base to obtain approval.
(11) Flight Attendants working an International trip sequence may request to
waive their originating deadhead flight when the deadhead is to another International crew
base city (satellite or co-terminal) within the contiguous 48 states.
(12) When a Flight Attendant chooses to waive the deadhead in accordance
with the procedures above, all normal missed trip procedures apply.
(13) A Flight Attendant who chooses to waive a deadhead to a layover city is
also considered to have waived any required legal rest for that layover city.
(14) Once Crew Schedule has approved a waiver of deadhead on a particular
trip sequence(s), that Flight Attendant may not subsequently trip trade or trip drop that trip
sequence(s).
b. Commuter Flight Attendants
(1) Domestic Trip Sequence. A commuter scheduled to fly a Domestic trip
sequence which originates with a deadhead may, with Crew Schedule's approval,
commence flying after the deadhead portion, provided the following:
(a) If the actual flying portion of the trip sequence begins in the
Commuter's Designated City (as indicated in SABRE), the commuter must call
Crew Schedule as early as possible, but no later than two (2) hours in advance of
sign-in time to obtain approval to begin flying at the Commuter's Designated City.
Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld. If granted, the Flight Attendant
will be required to check in at the Commuter's Designated City airport no later than
the time the Flight Attendant would have been required to sign-in for the deadhead
portion at the commuter's home base.
(b) If the actual flying portion of the trip sequence begins at a station
other than the Commuter's Designated City, the commuter must request permission
from Crew Schedule prior to departing the Commuter's Designated City, but no
later than two (2) hours prior to the originally scheduled sign-in time at home base.
Such permission will not be unreasonably withheld. The deadhead will occur
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under the same travel pass classification as the originally scheduled deadhead. The
commuter is responsible for ensuring s/he is positioned in the down line city no
later than one (1) hour prior to departure of the first working leg.
(2) International Trip Sequence. A commuter scheduled to fly an
International trip sequence which originates with a deadhead may, with Crew Schedules
approval, commence flying after the deadhead portion provided the following:
(a) If the actual flying portion of the trip sequence begins in the
Commuter's Designated City (as indicated in SABRE), the commuter must call
Crew Schedule as early as possible, but no later than two (2) hours in advance of
sign-in time to obtain approval to begin flying at the Commuter's Designated City.
Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld. However, the Company will not
consider a request that will result in less than the required minimum crew
deadheading on the original leg. The commuter is responsible for ensuring s/he is
at the airport in the down line city no later than one (1) hour prior to departure of
the first working leg.
(b) If the actual flying portion of the trip sequence begins in SJU, and
SJU is listed as the Commuters Designated City, the commuter must call Crew
Schedule as early as possible, but no later than two (2) hours in advance of sign-in
time to obtain approval to begin flying in SJU. Such approval will not be
unreasonably withheld. If granted, the Flight Attendant will be required to check
in at SJU no later than the time the Flight Attendant would have been required to
sign-in for the deadhead portion at the commuters home base.
c. Eligibility. The provisions contained in paragraph 1. above will not apply to
probationary Flight Attendants, reserve Flight Attendants, or Flight Attendants working a military
charter.
2. Waiver of Deadhead on Termination. With Crew Tracking approval, a Flight Attendant
with a trip sequence that has a deadhead which is scheduled to terminate at her/his home base may request
to waive her/his deadhead. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
In the above application, TAFB expenses conclude at the actual termination of the last working leg
of the trip sequence.
a. Commuter Flight Attendants
(1) A commuter who is scheduled to deadhead to base on the last leg of a trip
sequence may request permission from Crew Scheduling/Crew Tracking to be released for
purposes of deadheading to the Commuter's Designated City, provided the Commuters
Designated City is located within the contiguous 48 states.
(2) Flight Attendants will be provided an A-12 business travel classification
on AA/AE to the Commuters Designated City.
(a) Domestic Trip Sequence. A-12 travel will be limited to one (1)
leg within the contiguous 48 states, unless the trip sequence includes more than
one (1) deadhead leg on termination. In no case will the A-12 deadhead legs
exceed the number of deadhead legs returning to base. For International Flight
Attendants, A-12 travel will be limited to one (1) leg back to the contiguous 48
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states.
(b) International Trip Sequence. A-12 travel will be limited to one
(1) leg back to the contiguous 48 states.
b. Eligibility. The provisions contained in paragraph 2. above will be available to all
regularly scheduled Flight Attendants, as well as, reserve Flight Attendants when the deadhead is
immediately prior to a scheduled DFP on the reserve Flight Attendant's schedule. The provisions
will not apply to reserve or probationary Flight Attendants on a VMC trip sequence.
3. Co-Terminal Deadhead Flexibility
a. A Flight Attendant at a co-terminal base who is assigned a trip sequence
with a deadhead leg(s) at sequence origination and/or termination may request to have
the deadhead originate or terminate at a different co-terminal.
b. A Flight Attendant who would like to change her/his originating deadhead
leg to a different co-terminal airport should contact Crew Schedule to make such
request as soon as possible, but no later than 2100 home base time (day before
coverage) if the assignment is received prior to the conclusion of the reserve call-in
window. If the trip is assigned after the reserve call-in window then the request should
be made at the time of assignment. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
c. A Flight Attendant who would like to change her/his terminating deadhead
leg to a different co-terminal airport should contact Crew Tracking to make such
request at the conclusion of the last working leg. Such approval will not be
unreasonably withheld.
d. A Flight Attendant who makes such a request will not be eligible for
Mixed Co-Terminal Stipend pay (Article 3.R.). Legalities and pay will be based on
the originally scheduled deadhead.
e. A Flight Attendant who voluntarily requests to change the co-terminal of
origination or termination will not be entitled to transportation; however local
agreements regarding transportation may apply.
f. The above procedures are intended to provide additional flexibility for
Flight Attendants without creating additional costs for the Company. These procedures
are also not intended to inhibit the Companys ability to reschedule a Flight
Attendant(s).
g. Co-terminal deadhead flexibility will apply to all Flight Attendants,
including those working a VMC trip sequence and/or a reserve sequence.
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SECTION 17 - CO-TERMINALS
A. CO-TERMINALS. "Co-terminals" as used in this Agreement shall mean:
1. Kennedy/Newark/La Guardia
2. Midway/O'Hare
3. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport/ Love Field
*4. Los Angeles/Ontario/Burbank/Long Beach/Orange County
5. San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
6. Washington National/Dulles International/Baltimore/Washington International
7. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/West Palm Beach
8. Tampa/St. Petersburg Union Agreed 5/21/14
* Ground transportation, if requested, will be provided from/to LAX for any operation
involving sequences originating and terminating at the prescribed co-terminals. Company Agreed
5/21/14
"Co-terminals" shall mean two (2) or more airports serving the same metropolitan area. The
Company will meet and confer with the union before adding a newco-terminal. Union Agreed 5/21/14
B. When a Flight Attendant is scheduled out of one airport and into another airport serving the
aforementioned co-terminal, such Flight Attendant will be paid and credited as specified below:
1. Co-Terminal Pairing Chart CO AGREED 5/20/14
Co-Terminal Pairing Time Co-Terminal Pairing Time
LGA-JFK 1:30 ONT-LGB 2:00
LGA-EWR 1:30 SNA-LGB 1:00
JFK-EWR 2:00 DCA-BWI 1:15
MDW-ORD 2:00 DCA-IAD 1:15
LAX-LGB 1:00 IAD-BWI 1:45
LAX-BUR 1:15 SFO-OAK 1:00
LAX-ONT 2:15 SJC-OAK 2:00
LAX-SNA 2:00 SFO-SJC 1:00
BUR-SNA 2:15 DFW-DAL 1:00
BUR-LGB 1:30 MIA-FLL 1:45
ONT-BUR 2:00 TPA-PIE* 1:00
ONT-SNA 1:15 FLL-PBI 1:00
MIA-PBI 2:00 SEA-BFI :45
*TPA-PIE is not currently an eligible co-terminal pairing because Flight Attendants are not based in
either location.
4. Future Co-Terminal Pairings. The Company and the APFA will meet as necessary to agree on any
other co-terminal pairings and corresponding times. CO AGREED 5/20/14
C. For the purpose of scheduling release, report and connection times, a surface deadhead will be treated
as if it were a flight deadhead, including the normal check-in and check-out times applicable to the
flight deadhead. A Flight Attendant may call Crew Schedule to revise her/his release time if the actual
release exceeds the schedule release time. Such additional time shall be used to adjust her/his rest and
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in calculating her/his trip and duty rigs. If pilots are provided greater pay and credit for transportation
between co-terminals, such provisions will be extended to Flight Attendants. CO AGREED 5/21/14
D. All premiums and per diem will apply to such surface transportation. CO AGREED 5/20/14
E. In the event that transportation is not available within the limits described in Paragraph F below and it
is anticipated that such transportation will not be available to depart for a period in excess of four (4:00)
hours, lodging shall be provided in accordance with Section 6, Crew Accommodations, and will
continue until such transportation is available. CO AGREED 5/20/14
F. A Flight Attendant whose trip originates at one (1) airport and terminates at another airport at her/his
co-terminal shall be furnished transportation one (1) way between one (1) airport and the other, at
her/his option (reversing the limo). When transportation is not provided by the Company within
thirty (:30) minutes and such transportation does not leave within forty-five (:45) minutes after the
Flight Attendant arrives at the airport and reports to the limousine pick up area, such Flight Attendant
may use any other available means of ground transportation between one (1) airport and the other and
may claim reimbursement for expenses for such transportation on the regular Company expense
account form and shall be reimbursed. CO AGREED 5/20/14
G. In the event that a crew base within a co-terminal becomes a separate and independent crew base, as
defined in Section 2, Definitions, this Section shall cease to be in effect for the affected crew base.
H. The Company shall provide paid employee parking in accordance with Section 4, Expenses or
reasonable reimbursement for parking at each airport in the co-terminal location. CO AGREED
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SECTION 18 - CHARTERS
A. Charters known before the completion of sequence construction will be built into sequences at
a crew base in accordance with Section 11, Hours of Service, and will be governed by the rules
applicable to sequences at a crew base. Such charter shall be known as a Base Charter. All
Base Charters shall be identified as a charter in the bid package and open time. Union Agreed
9/11/14
B. Charters not built into sequences at the time of line construction shall be designated as open
time flying within a crew base. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
C. As an exception to Paragraph A. and B. above, when a Charter client requests a specific Flight
Attendant crew, the Company will attempt to honor such request. Such exceptions shall not
exceed 10% of all charters and the Company will adhere to the No Discrimination provision
of Section 37.A. Contractual language set forth in Section 11, Hours of Service may be
modified subject to Charter requirements, but in no case will the Company exceed the FARs.
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SECTION 19 - CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET (CRAF)
A. The termCRAF means all flight operations conducted in support of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet
(CRAF) program during activation in accordance with agreements between the Company and
the Department of Defense covering operations of Company aircraft, including all deadhead
and ferry flights relating to such operation. All applicable provisions of this Agreement and
any related Side Letters included in this Agreement shall apply to CRAF flying except as
specifically modified in this Section. In the event other flight crew members receive additional
compensation for non-CRAF military charters, the provisions of Paragraph B.1 below shall
apply.
B. Compensation/Expenses
1. In addition to International pay as provided in Section 3, where applicable, Flight
Attendants engaged in the CRAF operation shall receive an additional override of five
dollars ($5.00) for each hour while participating in the aero medical CRAF operation, or
three dollars ($3.00) per hour while participating in CRAF troop movements.
2. As an exception to the minimum guarantee provided in Section 3, each Flight Attendant
who holds a Regular or Reserve CRAF line pursuant to Paragraph F.1., below, shall receive
a minimum guarantee of eighty (80) hours pay for each month. A Flight Attendant who
voluntarily gives up a pairing(s) to reduce her/his line below eighty (80) hours will have
her/his guarantee reduced accordingly.
3. If a CRAF pairing is rescheduled, a Flight Attendant shall receive the greater of the
scheduled or actual pay and credit for the pairing.
4. If required to remain on duty with CRAF passengers at originating, intermediate and
terminating stations, Flight Attendants will be paid twelve dollars ($12.00) per hour or
fraction thereof when participating in the CRAF aero medical operation, or ten dollars
($10.00) per hour or fraction thereof while participating in CRAF troop movements for all
time in excess of thirty (30) minutes before departure and thirty (30) minutes after arrival.
Example 1
At an originating station, a Flight Attendant is required to remain on duty while troops
begin boarding at 0700 until the flight departs at 0735. The Flight Attendant is
entitled to ten dollars ($10.00).
Example 2
At an originating station, a Flight Attendant is required to remain on duty while troops
begin boarding at 0900 until the flight departs at 1001. The Flight Attendant is
entitled to twenty dollars ($20.00).
Example 3
A CRAF flight from CLT makes an intermediate stop in CDG. A Flight Attendant is
required to remain on duty with the CRAF passengers from 1000 until the aircraft depart
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at 1029. The Flight Attendant is not entitled to additional pay. If the same flight would
have departed at 1031, the Flight Attendant would be entitled to ten dollars ($10.00).
5. In addition to the International or Domestic per diemas provided in Section 4.A., Expenses,
Flight Attendants will be provided an override of twenty-five ($.25) cents per hour for all
hours while serving in the CRAF Operation. In the event the Company increases the
override provided to Pilots, such increased override will be extended to Flight Attendants.
C. STAFFING
All CRAF operations shall be staffed in accordance with the chart below. Should the
Company contract to provide CRAF services utilizing aircraft other than aircraft specified
below, the Company and the Union will meet and discuss the appropriate crew complements
and crew rest seats for such services. In no event shall staffing be less than five (5) Flight
Attendants for Aeromedical CRAF service. Any foreign language speaker Flight Attendant
shall be in addition to the staffing specified in the chart below. Additional staffing may be
utilized as determined by the Company.
Aircraft
Type
Duty
Period
Scheduled
up to 14
hours
Duty Period
Scheduled
over 14
hours but
less than or
equal to 18
hours
Duty Period
Scheduled
over 18 hours
but less than
or equal to 20
hours
Duty
Period
Scheduled
over 20
hours*
B757/767
Troop
Movement
6 7 9 10
A330
Troop
Movement
9 10 12 13
B777-200
Troop
Movement
10 11 13 14
*If a Flight Attendant is scheduled to work all flights in a duty period scheduled over twenty (20)
hours, i.e. no deadheads or ferry flights, the Company may reduce check-in time on the pairing in
order to reduce the duty period to under scheduled twenty (20) hours. If the Company does so, the
Flight Attendant will be paid as if she/he checked in at normal check-in times.
D. CRAF PREFERENCE LIST
1. In anticipation of the emergency nature of the CRAF operation, the Company shall keep
on file a currently effective CRAF Preference List which shall include, in order of system
seniority, all Flight Attendants desiring to fly the CRAF operation. This list shall be
available for repreferencing within sixty (60) days of Date of Ratification of this
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Agreement, and this list shall be kept up to date by repreferencing on September 1st of
every succeeding year. Any Flight Attendant on the System Seniority List who requests
during repreferencing will be added to the CRAF Preference List. A Flight Attendant will
stay on the CRAF Preference List until she/he requests removal of name from the CRAF
Preference List at any time by giving thirty (30) days written notification.
2. Vacancies will be filled in accordance with the following:
a. In the event there are insufficient volunteers, the Company will repost the CRAF
vacancies.
b. If there are still insufficient volunteers, the Company will assign those supervisors,
available training instructors and other management personnel to the CRAF Preference
List, who are qualified and current and whose names appear on the Flight Attendant
System Seniority List.
c. If there are still insufficient volunteers, the Company and the Union will meet and
discuss how to resolve the issue. If the parties are unable to resolve this issue, the
parties agree to submit the issue to arbitration pursuant to Section 31 for final and
binding resolution by a neutral. The award must contain some procedure for filling the
unfilled vacancies. This resolution will be applied to all future instances of insufficient
bidders. If the arbitration award has not been issued or the award cannot reasonably be
implemented prior to CRAF activation, the Company may fill vacancies by assignment
in reverse seniority order until such time as the award becomes effective.
d. The minimum number of sufficient volunteers on the CRAF Preference List will be
determined by multiplying the total number of aircraft subject to CRAF activation,
times the Flight Attendant crew complement as specified in Paragraph C., above, for
such aircraft while in CRAF service, times the number of crews per aircraft as specified
in the agreement between the Company and the Air Mobility Command.
e. In the event there are sufficient volunteers later in the operation, the Company
supervisors, training instructors and management personnel serving in the CRAF
operation will be removed from the CRAF Preference List and CRAF Active Lists no
longer permitted to fly CRAF flights.
E. CRAF ACTIVATION AND TRAINING
1. Upon activation of CRAF, the Company will determine the number of CRAF Flight
Attendants needed to staff CRAF, which shall be at least the minimum number of Flight
Attendants specified in Paragraph D.2.d., above. The Company shall offer CRAF and
equipment qualification training for Flight Attendants selected, in order of system
seniority, for CRAF activation. The Company will begin training no later than seventy-
two (72) hours after CRAF is activated by Air Mobility Command and will continue to
offer training in system seniority order until all selected unqualified CRAF Flight
Attendants have been trained.
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2. Once trained and equipment qualified for CRAF operations, a Flight Attendant will be
placed on the CRAF Active List and shall be able to bid for pairings or lines of flying
pursuant to Paragraph F.1, below.
3. A Flight Attendant while on vacation, approved leave of absence, sick leave or on OJI, will
not be required to attend CRAF training until the completion of her/his vacation, leave or
OJI, except that a Flight Attendant at her/his option may cancel vacation in order to attend
training or may attend training during her/his vacation and receive training pay in addition
to her/his vacation pay. A Flight Attendant on a leave of absence may, upon request, attend
CRAF training, if approved in advance by the Flight Service Department.
4. Supervisors, training instructors, or other management personnel will follow all provisions
of this CRAF Section and all hours of service and scheduling provisions of the Flight
Attendant Agreement, without waiver unless authorized by the Union, while assigned to
the CRAF operation. While assigned to the CRAF operation, such supervisors, training
instructors, or other management personnel shall be prohibited from acting in a supervisory
capacity.
5. Travel between the Companys CRAF Operation and the Flight Attendants crewbase shall
be positive space. If positive space authorization travel is provided for pilots to/from their
residence for CRAF operations, the same provisions will be extended to Flight Attendants.
6. When a CRAF pairing ends with a deadhead flight, a Flight Attendant may elect to take
any available ferry flight instead of her/his scheduled deadhead. The Flight Attendant shall
receive pay, credit and per diemas if she/he flew the original deadhead flight. On deadhead
flights to and from CRAF assignments, a Flight Attendant(s) will be allowed to upgrade to
Business Class in accordance with Section 16, Deadhead.
7. A Flight Attendant awarded a CRAF pairing has the option to meet the CRAF pairing at
the first live segment and is not required to deadhead or ferry to or from her/his crew base.
She/he will be released after the last live segment with full pay, credit, and per diem as
published in the CRAF posting.
F. FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS
1. Pairing and Line Construction/Awards
a. The Company will construct pairings that consist solely of CRAF flight segments,
including any deadhead or ferry flights.
b. Line Awards
i. The Company will construct CRAF lines if such flying is known and firm at the
time of bid line construction.
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ii. Such lines shall consist of pure CRAF flying.
iii. Bid line awards in the CRAF operation will be in accordance with systemseniority.
iv. Any CRAF pairing which remains unawarded at the completion of the bid line
award will be placed on the appropriate CRAF List for Daily and Future processing.
2. Post Line Pairing Assignments
a. Pairings that become known after line construction will be awarded on a single pairing
basis in accordance with Section 18, Charters. CRAF pairings shall be processed prior
to system charters.
b. A Flight Attendant shall receive all the protections specified in Section 18, Charters, as
if the CRAF pairing was a system bid charter.
c. A CRAF pairing may only be traded for another CRAF pairing.
G. DUTY TIME/CREW REST
1. Duty Time and Rest provisions provided in the applicable FARs will apply to CRAF
pairings. CRAF flying will be scheduled in accordance with Section 11.C. At the Flight
Attendants option, the twenty-four (24) hours may be taken out of crew base. However,
as an exception to Section 14, International (duty limitations), the two (2) flight segments
restriction shall be waived for CRAF Operations only.
2. Unless not feasible in the aeromedical evacuation configuration, crew rest seats will be
provided for Flight Attendants on all CRAF flights exceeding eight (8) hours of total flight
time in a duty period or any CRAF flights where pilots are provided crew rest seats.
3. Crew rest seats will be provided as follows: On all CRAF flights exceeding eight (8) hours
of total flight time in a duty period, crew seats will be as provided in Section 14.N.,
International. On B767 troop movement flights for CRAF or military charters scheduled
over fourteen (14) hours, two (2) Business Class crew rest seats in addition to at least one
(1) seat in Economy will be provided. On A330 troop movement flights for CRAF or
military charters scheduled over fourteen (14) hours, there will be two (2) Business Class
crew rest seats in addition to at least two (2) seats in Economy. For aeromedical flights, at
least one Economy crew rest seat will be designated for Flight Attendant crew rest.
4. When a crew is required to work all flights in a duty period, i.e., the duty period does not
consist of any deadhead/ferry flying, the Company will have procedures in place that will
incorporate designated rest periods for crewmembers to ensure adequate rest. For duty
periods scheduled over fourteen (14) hours, adequate rest shall mean no less than two (2)
hours per Flight Attendant.
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5. If the Company overnights (RON) crews during CRAF operations, overnight rest periods
for Flight Attendants will be the same as for pilots.
6. Upon completion of a CRAF pairing, a Flight Attendant shall, upon request, receive a
minimum of twenty-four (24) hours free from all duty prior to commencing another CRAF
pairing.
7. Flight Attendants will stay in the same hotel as the pilots.
H. INSURANCE BENEFITS
1. Any Flight Attendant who dies while in CRAF service, or who dies within a twenty-four
(24) month period subsequent to her/his CRAF service from a cause which arises out of
her/his CRAF service, shall have a death benefit payable to her/his beneficiary as
designated by the Flight Attendant under the Life Insurance Plan. This death benefit shall
be in an amount which, when combined with the benefit payable under the Life Insurance
Plans Company-paid Basic Life Insurance, yields a combined gross benefit of $500,000.
Coverage will be provided on a Trip Hour basis while engaged in CRAF flying, including
any segment(s) rescheduled to commence CRAF operations.
2. Any Flight Attendant who dies in an accident, loses limb(s) or sight as the result of an
accident while in CRAF service, or within a twenty-four (24) month period subsequent to
her/his CRAF service from an accident occurring during her/his CRAF service, shall have
a benefit payable to her/his beneficiary as designated by the Flight Attendant under the Life
Insurance Plan in the event of death, or to the Flight Attendant herself/himself, in the event
of loss of limb or sight. The death benefit shall be in the gross amount of $500,000. The
benefit payable for loss of limb(s) or sight shall be $500,000. Benefits provided pursuant
to this Paragraph shall be paid in lieu of the Company paid Accidental Death and
Dismemberment Insurance provided in accordance with Section 26.D.
3. Irrespective of any war limitation language that may be included in any Company Group
Medical or Insurance program, the Company will ensure that the equivalent medical
benefits will be payable in the event of claims arising from CRAF operations. Coverage
will be provided on a Trip Hour basis.
4. In the event a Flight Attendant becomes missing while engaged in the CRAF operation,
the combined $1,000,000 death benefits as provided for in Paragraphs 1. and 2., above,
shall be paid upon the expiration of a twenty-four (24) month period, if such Flight
Attendant is still missing and her/his whereabouts are still unknown. The combined
$1,000,000 benefits will be paid prior to that time if the death of such missing flight
attendant is established.
5. An insurance briefing package will be provided to all CRAF Flight Attendants which will
include a beneficiary designation form.
I. GENERAL
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1. The parties agree to review the terms and conditions of this Section within thirty (30) days
of the initiation of the Companys CRAF Operation and prior to the commencement of
each month thereafter.
2. Crew meals and bottled water from a military in-flight kitchen, or from a commercial
caterer, shall be provided to Flight Attendants engaged in CRAF operations for each CRAF
flight segment and for all ground time scheduled in excess of two (2) hours. Such meals
shall be the same as those provided the Pilots.
3. The Company may conduct CRAF training within a scheduled duty period. Any ground
school training will be paid in accordance with Section 29.E.
4. The Company shall insure that all Flight Attendants, upon completion of CRAF training,
shall receive appropriate security clearances and restricted area identification, including,
but not necessarily limited to, the Geneva Convention Identity Card (DD Form 489), prior
to entering the restricted area.
5. All Flight Attendants shall be provided with full intelligence/safe passage briefings prior
to operating any CRAF pairing.
6. In no event will a Flight Attendant be involuntarily assigned to a CRAF segment which is
operated in unsafe airspace or into an unsecured airfield.
7. Additional latex gloves and barrier masks will continue to be provided on CRAF flights.
8. Should a Flight Attendant member be injured or become ill while in performance of CRAF
duties, she/he shall be entitled to appropriate aero medical evacuation.
9. On ferry flights, Flight Attendants will not be required to perform duties other than normal
departure and arrival procedures to include assuming assigned jumpseat position,
arming/disarming doors, etc.
10. The parties recognize that some Flight Attendants have obligations in the armed forces of
the United States and any assignments made to the Companys CRAF Operation would be
subject to such restrictions required by the CRAF contract(s).
11. The Company shall ensure that proper environmental protective equipment, treatment, and
training will be provided for all Flight Attendants to the extent necessitated by the
operations, e.g., chemical gear, antidotes and inoculations.
12. Flight Attendants who participate in a CRAF assignment will not suffer a loss of benefits,
or receive diminished benefits, as a result of the CRAF assignment.
13. A Flight Attendant while assigned to the Companys CRAF Operation shall be permitted
to bid on any vacancies e.g., crew base, LOD/O.
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SECTION 20 - SENIORITY
A. Occupational Seniority as a Flight Attendant shall be based upon the length of service as a
Flight Attendant with the Company. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
B. Occupational Seniority - For Flight Attendants hired before August 1, 2014, seniority among
Flight Attendants is based on the seniority list proffered to the Company on August 1, 2014.
For Flight Attendants hired after August 1, 2014, seniority among Flight Attendants shall be
based on the first (1st) day of initial training or, where applicable, on the adjusted seniority
integration date (SID) as determined during the seniority integration process. The parties
accept the August 1, 2014 Seniority List as correct. Such seniority will continue to accrue
except as provided in Paragraphs G. and H. below. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
C. The order of seniority of Flight Attendants who begin training on the same date will be
determined by the Flight Attendants' date of birth, with the oldest Flight Attendant being placed
first on the Seniority List except that Company employees transferring from another
department will be first in seniority within their training class. When there is more than one
such Company employee in a class, their relative seniority will be established on the basis of
Company date of hire, with the Company employee with the earliest Company date of hire
being placed first on the Seniority List. Nothing herein shall give a transferring Company
employee greater seniority than a Flight Attendant with an earlier date of hire as a Flight
Attendant nor to change the relative seniority of Flight Attendants employed prior to the
effective date of this Agreement. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
D. CLASSIFICATION/LONGEVITY SENIORITY
1. For compensation and vacation accrual, classification/longevity seniority shall begin to
accrue from the date an employee is first employed by the Company as a Flight Attendant
and shall continue to accrue during such period of employment, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
2. As of the date of ratification of this Agreement, a Flight Attendant shall retain
classification/longevity for pay and vacation accrual purposes for any time accrued in
another Company position that has been applied toward Flight Attendant service in
accordance with a previous Collective Bargaining Agreement. As of the date of ratification
of this Agreement, Flight Attendant accrued longevity shall be retained for pay and
vacation accrual purposes and will be subject to future adjustments pursuant to Section 25,
Leaves of Absences. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
E. Occupational Seniority shall govern all Flight Attendants for purposes of bidding rights,
furlough, recall, vacation preferences, filling of vacancies and, for pass travel purposes if
Company Travel Policy utilizes seniority for pass travel purposes. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
F. SENIORITY LIST
1. The System Seniority List shall be revised to reflect each Flight Attendants respective
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seniority as of January 1 and July 1 of each year and shall be posted on the Company
intranet and at each crew base within thirty (30) days thereafter. This list will contain the
name, Company ID number, seniority date and crew base of each Flight Attendant. (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
2. A Flight Attendant shall have thirty (30) days after the posting of such list in which to
protest in writing to the Company any alleged omission or incorrect posting affecting
her/his seniority on any such revised list, but such protest shall be confined strictly to error
or change occurring subsequent to the posting of the prior System Seniority List. (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
3. When a Flight Attendant is on vacation or an authorized leave of absence, e.g., medical,
maternity, adoption, educational, sick leave, jury duty, etc., at the time the above list is
posted, such Flight Attendant may protest any alleged omission or incorrect posting within
thirty (30) days after her/his return to duty. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
4. The Company shall provide the Union via electronic means with the System Seniority List
at the same time it is posted and notify the Union of any changes to this list as a result of
protests filed by Flight Attendants as provided in this Paragraph F. (CO AGREED
5/14/14)
G. A Flight Attendant whose service with the Company is permanently severed shall forfeit
her/his seniority rights. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
H. TRANSFERTONON-FLYING OR SUPERVISORY DUTIES
1. Temporary Transfer to Flight Service Management and Related Flight Service Duties, e.g.
Food & Beverage, Training, etc.
A Flight Attendant who accepts a temporary position shall continue to accrue and retain
Occupational Seniority, Company Seniority and Classification/Longevity Seniority while
holding such temporary position. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final
9.12.14)
2. Transfer to Flight Service Management and Related Flight Service Duties, e.g. Food &
Beverage, Training, etc.
a. A Flight Attendant who transfers to a Management or other non-flying duties directly
related to Flight Service shall continue to accrue and retain Occupational Seniority,
Company Seniority and Classification/Longevity Seniority while holding such
position. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
b. Flight Attendants who are serving in positions covered by this paragraph H. and are
currently retaining Occupational Seniority shall be extended the retention and accrual
provisions in the above paragraph H.1. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II
Final 9.12.14)
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I. TRANSFERTONON-RELATEDDUTIES
A Flight Attendant who transfers to another position in the Company not related to Flight
Attendant duties shall retain accrued Occupational Seniority for one (1) year, and thereafter
his/her name shall be deleted from the Flight Attendant System Seniority List. (Agreed per
Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
J. TRANSFERDUE TO DISABILITY
A Flight Attendant who is transferred to non-flying duties with the Company because of
physical incapacity, sickness or injury, shall retain and continue to accrue seniority during such
period of sickness or injury for the amount of time provided in Section 25, Leaves of Absence,
including any approved extension. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
K. DUES PAYMENT
Flight Service Management and related employees covered by Paragraph H.2 and I. of this
Section shall not be required to pay dues to APFA. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II
Final 9.12.14)
L. RETURN TO LINE FLIGHT STATUS
Upon return to duty from non-flying or Flight Service duties as outlined in Paragraphs H., I.,
and J., the Flight Attendant will be permitted to return to her/his former base station. Should
the former base no longer exist, she/he will be permitted to fill any vacancy. Flight Attendants
returning to duty under this paragraph shall be subject to a reasonable qualifying period and
must meet the basic qualifications of all other Flight Attendants. (Agreed per Comprehensive
M. RIGHT OF REPRESENTATION
None of the provisions of this Section nor any other provision of this Agreement shall cause
individuals who are serving in positions covered by Paragraphs H.2 or I. of this Section to be
covered by the provisions of this Agreement, and APFA shall not have the right nor obligation
to represent such individuals. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
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SECTION 21 - PERIOD OF PROBATION
A. PROBATION LENGTH, DEFINITION, TRIP TRADE AND/OR OPTIONAL
EXCHANGE DROP
1. During the first six (6) months of service with the Company on Flight Attendant status, a
Flight Attendant shall be on probation. Should a probationary Flight Attendant be in a
non-pay status for more than sixteen (16) consecutive calendar days, or be granted an
approved leave of absence, paid or unpaid, for more than sixteen (16) calendar days, the
probationary period shall be extended by the number of days such Flight Attendant was in
a non-pay status.
2. The Company shall have the right to discharge or lay off any Flight Attendant during the
probationary period without cause and without hearing.
3. Probationary Flight Attendants will be permitted to trip trade and/or optional exchange
drop (TT, OE, OR) without notice or approval during the period following bid finalization
up to first day of the next contractual month.
4. After the beginning of the contractual month, a Probationary Flight Attendant may change
her/his schedule (TT, OE, OR) during the contractual month provided contact is made and
approval is given by her/his Flight Service Manager or, in the Flight Service Manager's
absence, the Flight Service Manager's designee. The decision to grant or deny the
requested schedule change will be timely and will not be unreasonably withheld.
B. SENIORITY RIGHTS ON PROBATION
The seniority provisions of the Agreement do not apply to a Flight Attendant until such Flight
Attendant has completed the probationary period, except that:
1. Flight Attendants' names will appear on the Seniority List regardless of their probationary
status.
2. A Flight Attendant laid off during the probationary period shall be recalled in order of
seniority.
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SECTION 22 - FILLING OF VACANCIES
A. Flight Attendant vacancies shall be posted at all Flight Attendant crew bases as far in advance
as practicable. Such bulletins shall state the number of vacancies to be filled, the reasons why
the vacancies exist, the crew base, a deadline date after which bids will not be considered (not
less than ten (10) days and not more than fourteen (14) days after the date of the posting), the
bid award date, the effective date of the transfer, and the lowest seniority number able to hold
a line of flying in the crew base in the last known line award. Upon final determination that a
Flight Attendant will be displaced, the Flight Attendant will be provided written notice of the
displacement along with a priority return preference form. CO AGREED 6/3/14
B. In the event that the Company intends to open or close a crewbase, the Company will promptly
meet and confer with the APFA President and share the analysis upon which the decision is
based. The Company may close the affected crew base if the analysis upon which the decision
is based establishes that there is a cost savings generated by the closing. CO AGREED 6/3/14
C. A Flight Attendant who wishes to transfer to another crew base may complete and file a
standing transfer request form with the Company. A Flight Attendant has the right to withdraw
a transfer request provided a written request for withdrawal is received by the Company prior
to the close of the vacancy bid. Upon a vacancy transfer, a Flight Attendant shall not have the
request for another vacancy transfer honored for a period of three (3) months from the date of
transfer. However, if the Flight Attendants first or second base of choice becomes open during
this three (3) month lock-in period, and such base was not open during the previous three (3)
months prior to the awarded transfer, a Flight Attendant shall have her/his first preference
honored and awarded based on seniority. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v
7_8.14.14)
D. Vacancy Awards
1. Flying status: The most senior Flight Attendant who is in an active flying status bidding,
including standing transfer requests, whose name appears on the system seniority list, shall
be awarded the vacancy, except as provided in Paragraph G., below. (UNION AGREED
6/4/14)
2. Non-flying Status: A Flight Attendant in a non-flying status will be allowed to
transfer if her/his report to base can be accomplished within fifteen (15) days
of the scheduled report date. In such case, the following shall apply: (UNION
AGREED 6/4/14)
a. A Flight Attendant in a non-flying status on the effective date of a transfer who reverts
to active status by 2359 home base time (HBT) of the fifteenth (15th) day from the
scheduled report date will retain her/his transfer. (UNION AGREED 6/4/14)
b. Should a Flight Attendant in a non-flying status on the effective date of the transfer
revert to flying status as described in paragraph 1.a. above, but subsequently reverts
back to non-flying status prior to the fifteenth (15
th
) day from the scheduled report date
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that the transfer is to become effective the following shall apply: (UNION AGREED
6/4/14)
(i) If between the two absences the Flight Attendant flies a trip sequence at her/his new
base or if s/he has another obligation at the new base, e.g. training, AVBL day or day
of reserve, s/he will retain her/his transfer. (UNION AGREED 6/4/14)
(ii) If between the two absences the Flight Attendant does not fly a trip or complete an
obligation as described above in b.(1), s/he will forfeit her/his transfer. (UNION
AGREED 6/4/14)
c. A Flight Attendant who is in a flying status between 0001 to 2359 HBT on the effective
date of transfer but who subsequently goes into a non-flying status within fifteen (15)
days of the scheduled report date will retain her/his transfer. (UNION AGREED
6/4/14)
E. A Flight Attendant will be able to submit her/his transfer bids electronically on Company
Intranet. Upon request, the Company shall provide the APFA President the names and
seniority numbers(s) of all Flight Attendant(s) bidding for the positions(s), including those
with standing bids, and which Flight Attendants were awarded the position(s) via electronic
file. CO AGREED 6/3/14
F. If a vacancy is posted and no Flight Attendant bids, such vacancy may be filled pursuant to
Paragraph H. of this section, or by a new Flight Attendant if no Flight Attendant remains on
involuntary furlough. (UNION AGREED 6/4/14)
G. A Flight Attendant on an authorized leave of absence, as provided for in Section 25, shall retain
and hold her/his position at the crew base at which she/he was located prior to going on such
leave of absence, unless otherwise displaced or furloughed pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement. CO AGREED 6/5/14
H. DISPLACEMENT/ PRIORITY RETURN
1. When a Flight Attendant is displaced, the displaced Flight Attendant shall be the most
junior Flight Attendant at the crew base. CO AGREED 6/3/14
2. When a Flight Attendant is displaced as a result of overstaffing at her/his crew base, she/he
shall be permitted to exercise her/his seniority to fill open vacancies throughout the system.
APFA and the Company shall meet and discuss the available vacancies and, to the extent
possible, agree to create openings which are: Union Agreed 6/5/14
a. In close proximity to the crew base being reduced or closed; and, Union Agreed 6/5/14
b. At a base that operates similar flying, e.g. international flying Union Agreed 6/5/14
3. A Flight Attendant who is displaced on or after the effective date of this agreement may
exercise priority return over non-displaced Flight Attendants and utilize her/his seniority
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to return to her/his former crew base when a vacancy occurs or the crew base is reopened.
Furthermore, free available space on Company transportation facilities for the shipping of
personal belongings shall be furnished to the extent permitted by law. (UNION AGREED
6/4/14)
4. A Flight Attendant who wishes to exercise this option of returning to her/his former crew
base must file the preference form within thirty (30) days of her/his displacement. Should
the Flight Attendant decline the first opportunity to exercise a priority return, or
subsequently transfer voluntarily to a crew base in another location, this right of return will
be forfeited. Subsequent displacements will not cause the Flight Attendant to forfeit the
right of return. CO AGREED 6/3/14
5. If a priority return preference form is on file at the time a Flight Attendant is involuntarily
furloughed, the priority return will remain on file. However, the priority return will be
considered in an inactive state and the Company will not process the request while the
Flight Attendant remains on an involuntary furlough status. Upon a Flight Attendants
recall to active status from an involuntary furlough, the Flight Attendants priority return
request will return to an active state provided the Flight Attendant has not withdrawn the
priority return while on involuntary furlough. The Flight Attendant shall be only able to
exercise the priority return for vacancies subsequent to her/his return to service and this
does not confer a right for priority recall fromfurlough to a given crewbase. COAGREED
6/3/14
6. A Flight Attendant who is involuntarily furloughed and recalled to a crew base other than
the crew base from which she/he was furloughed may file a priority return preference form
within thirty (30) days from the date of recall to the new crew base. The Flight Attendant
shall be only able to exercise the priority return for vacancies subsequent to her/his return
to service and this does not confer a right for priority recall from furlough to a given crew
base. CO AGREED 6/3/14
7. Upon request, the Company will provide the APFA President with notification when
vacancies are filled by a Flight Attendant with a priority return on file. Such notification
shall include the names and seniority of Flight Attendants with priority returns on file for
the crew base and the names of the Flight Attendants awarded the positions. COAGREED
6/3/14
8. The Company shall provide each furloughed and displaced Flight Attendants with a packet
detailing her/his options and shall provide a copy of the packet to the APFA President. CO
AGREED 6/3/14
I. CREW BASE CLOSURE (COMPANY AGREED 6/5/14)
1. When a crew base is closed or moved to a new location, any Flight Attendant who is
affected shall be allowed to exercise her/his seniority to move to a crew base where
vacancies exist and to exercise her/his seniority at such crewbase. APFA and the Company
shall utilize the process specified in Paragraph H.2. above. All such moves shall be
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considered as being at the request of the Company. A crew base shall be considered closed
if the location of the new crew base is greater than seventy-five (75) miles fromthe existing
crew base. (COMPANY AGREED 6/5/14)
2. The Company will provide Flight Attendants with as much advance notice as practicable
of a base closing, but in no case will Flight Attendants receive less than one hundred twenty
(120) days notice, except when the base closure is a result of unforeseen circumstances.
Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Tentative Agreement 9.11.14
J. FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS
1. Vacancies for foreign language speakers will be filled in accordance with the provisions
in this section. However, only a language qualified Flight Attendant will be considered
eligible to bid for such vacancy. (UNION AGREED 6/4/14)
2. In order to maintain the minimum requirements of the operation, the Company may retain
foreign language qualified Flight Attendants in a crew base where displacements may
otherwise be occurring. Foreign language speaker vacancies that are not bid for a given
crew base may be involuntarily assigned to the language qualified Flight Attendant with
the least system seniority or by a new hire language qualified Flight Attendant, if no Flight
Attendants remain on involuntary furlough. CO AGREED 6/3/14
3. In the event of a furlough, the system seniority provision of Section 20 will prevail and
there will be no exception for Foreign Language Speaker qualified Flight Attendants as it
relates to furlough. Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Tentative Agreement
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K. MUTUAL TRANSFERS
The Company will establish a method of allowing Flight Attendants from different base
stations within the same Operation to mutually transfer as provided herein. CO AGREED
6/3/14
1. The Company will process Mutual Transfers on a monthly basis following the processing
of vacancy transfer requests, if applicable, as described in paragraph A. of this Article. CO
AGREED 6/3/14
2. A Flight Attendant who desires a Mutual Transfer should update her/his standing
preference list. CO AGREED 6/3/14
3. The Company will maintain a list of Flight Attendants requesting Mutual Transfers. CO
AGREED 6/3/14
a. Mutual Transfers will be processed in system seniority order. CO AGREED 6/3/14
b. Flight Attendants may be required to possess the same equipment/service qualifications
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and/or the same language qualifications. The net result of required equipment and/or
language qualification shall be the same between bases. The most junior Flight
Attendant causing the qualification imbalance within the pool may be required to attend
training. CO AGREED 6/3/14
c. Any required training must be accomplished on day(s) off, AVBL day(s) or a reserve
day at the first available opportunity. If the first available opportunity to attend training
conflicts with a scheduled trip sequence, the Flight Attendant will be removed from the
sequence unpaid and uncredited and the guarantee will be adjusted accordingly. CO
AGREED 6/3/14
d. Failure to complete the required training during the first month that it is offered will
result in a non-qualified status without regard to the current qualifications until such
base qualification is obtained. CO AGREED 6/3/14
e. A Flight Attendant must be active (in a flying status) the entire calendar day of the
mutual transfer match to be eligible for the transfer. CO AGREED 6/3/14
f. When a transfer match is made, those Flight Attendants desiring the Mutual Transfer
shall be notified by the Company. Such transfer shall be effective on the first day of
the next contractual month as defined in the Basic Agreement. A Flight Attendant may
not rescind a Mutual Transfer award. CO AGREED 6/3/14
4. Flight Attendants are eligible to mutual transfer each month regardless of an existing lock-
in. The Flight Attendant transferring to the base where the lock-in exists will be required
to fulfill the remaining portion of the lock-in. CO AGREED 6/3/14
5. The Mutual Transfer shall be at the Flight Attendant's expense. CO AGREED 6/3/14
6. A Flight Attendant involved in a Mutual Transfer shall be responsible for rearranging
her/his schedule to avoid trip sequence conflicts. If the Flight Attendant cannot rearrange
her/his schedule to avoid a conflict, the Flight Attendant shall be removed from the first
trip sequence at the new base as a schedule conflict, and the Flight Attendant shall not be
paid or credited for the trip removal and the monthly guarantee shall be reduced
accordingly. CO AGREED 6/3/14
7. The Company will make available to Flight Attendants a list of the qualifications typically
required and/or held at a particular base. CO AGREED 6/3/14
L. MUTUAL TRANSFERS WHILE ON A PERIOD OF PROBATION (LOA 8.5.13)
1. A probationary Flight Attendant will be eligible to mutual transfer in accordance with
Paragraph K. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
a. A probationary Flight Attendant awarded a mutual transfer will be required to
attend a Base Indoctrination at his/her new base. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
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b. Such Base Indoctrination will be scheduled by Flight Service and if it conflicts with
a scheduled trip sequence, the Flight Attendant will be removed from the sequence
unpaid and uncredited, but monthly guarantee will not be impacted. (COAGREED
6/3/14)
c. Failure to attend a Base Indoctrination will result in a non-qualified status without
regard to the current qualifications until a Base Indoctrination is completed. (CO
AGREED 6/3/14)
2. A probationary Flight Attendant may only be awarded a mutual transfer one (1) time during
her/his Period of Probation. (CO AGREED 6/3/14)
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SECTION 23 - REDUCTION IN FORCE
A. When a reduction in force is deemed necessary, the Company will notify and confer with
APFA as soon as possible after the reductions are anticipated. After notifying APFA of the
projected number of Flight Attendant positions needed to be reduced and the duration of time
that the reduction in force will be in effect, a general notice indicating the number and expected
duration of furloughs will be placed on Flight Attendant bulletin boards and communicated
electronically to Flight Attendants. The Company shall also provide an up-to-date Seniority
List to APFA. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
B. ALTERNATIVES TO INVOLUNTARY FURLOUGHS
1. When such a reduction in force is deemed necessary, the Company will offer the following
on the basis of system wide seniority, except Leave in Lieu of Furlough, which shall be
offered by crew base seniority: (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
a. Voluntary Furlough
The Company will offer Flight Attendants who would not have been involuntarily
furloughed the opportunity to accept a Voluntary Furlough. The commencement of
such Voluntary Furloughs will coincide with the date(s) established for involuntary
furloughs. The benefits of a Voluntary Furlough will include on-line passes in
accordance with Company policy for the duration of the Voluntary Furlough. The
Company will not actively contest claims for unemployment benefits filed by Flight
Attendants accepting Voluntary Furlough. Voluntary Furloughs shall be for a set
duration(s) established by the Company. A Flight Attendant on a Voluntary Furlough
shall accrue longevity for pay and vacation purposes up to the Expiration Date of the
Voluntary Furlough. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
b. Voluntary Travel Separation Program (VTSP)
In the event of an involuntary furlough as described above, the Company will offer a
Voluntary Travel Separation Program (VTSP) pursuant to Company policy for Flight
Attendants who would not otherwise have been furloughed. The VTSP will provide a
fixed number of passes annually based on years of service and other additional
incentives may be discussed with the APFA President. Union Agreed 5/22/14
c. Leave in Lieu of Furlough
A Leave in Lieu of Furlough will be offered on the basis of crew base seniority in lieu
of a reduction of force at a particular crew base. The leave will be offered for a set
duration with the understanding that the Company may not cancel the leave without
the agreement of the Flight Attendant. The Leave in Lieu of Furlough provisions will
be in accordance with Section 25. The Company will have satisfied its obligation to
offer a Leave in Lieu of Furlough if the provisions of the Voluntary Furlough Program
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are the same as or better than those of the Leave in Lieu of Furlough. (CO AGREED
5/14/14)
2. In the event of a circumstance over which the Company does not have control as defined
in Section 1, Scope, the Company shall offer the alternative to involuntary furlough
specified in the Paragraph B.1.a., simultaneously with the notice of involuntary furlough
as specified in Paragraph C.2. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
3. At the time a Flight Attendant is due to return from Voluntary Furlough because her/his
Voluntary Furlough is terminating (the date of termination is referred to herein as the
Expiration Date), she/he may choose from the following options: (CO AGREED
5/14/14)
a. Return to service as a Flight Attendant with the Company; (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
b. If Flight Attendants remain on involuntary furlough or the Company does not need
some or all of the Voluntary Furloughees to return from furlough, the Flight Attendants
may elect, in seniority order, to remain on furlough status and shall remain on such
status in accordance with the following provisions: (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
i. Extension of the voluntary furlough for an indefinite duration until recalled. (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
ii. Non-revenue, space-available travel privileges (on-line, no companion passes) for
the duration of the furlough; (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
iii. If currently receiving medical and/or dental coverage under the Voluntary
Furlough, the option to continue the medical and/or dental coverage pursuant to
COBRA, i.e., for a maximum of eighteen (18) months from the Extension Date, at
the full monthly premium plus a 2% administrative fee; (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
iv. Retain and accrue longevity through the Expiration Date, but no accrual of
longevity beyond the Expiration Date; (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
v. Carry-over of pre-furlough sick bank, if any, but no accrual of sick leave; and, (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
vi. Carry-over of pre-furlough vacation, if any, but no additional accrual of vacation.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
c. Accept a VTSP, with terms and conditions set at the Companys sole discretion. (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
4. The recall of voluntary and involuntary furloughees shall occur in the following order: (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
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a. Involuntary furloughees will be offered recall in accordance with Paragraph C., below.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
b. After all procedures for recall under Paragraph C., below, have been exhausted,
voluntary furloughees who have elected to remain on furlough status in accordance
with Paragraph B.3.b.i., above, will be offered recall in inverse seniority order. Any
voluntary furloughee who declines recall will be deemed to have resigned and the
Flight Attendants name will be removed fromthe systemseniority list. (COAGREED
5/14/14)
5. A Flight Attendant who was granted a VTSP or any other separation incentive program by
the Company prior to the date of this merged agreement will continue to be covered by the
terms and conditions of the program in effect at the time the Flight Attendant accepted
entry into the program. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
C. INVOLUNTARY FURLOUGH
1. When a Flight Attendant is furloughed because of a reduction in force, it shall be done in
inverse order of system seniority. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
2. Once the election process in Paragraph B.1.a, above, is completed, and it is known which
Flight Attendants will be involuntarily furloughed, the Company shall mail a Flight
Attendant written notice of furlough postmarked at least fifteen (15) calendar days before
the effective date of the furlough. The APFA shall be given a listing of Flight Attendants
who have been sent furlough notices. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
3. In the event a Flight Attendant is assigned to a duty period beyond the effective date of the
furlough notice, that Flight Attendants furlough date and any Flight Attendant senior to
her/him scheduled to be furloughed on the same date, will have her/his furlough date
adjusted to reflect the completion of the extended duty period. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
4. Due to furloughing in inverse order of system seniority, displacement of a Flight Attendant
may be necessary to balance Flight Attendants at any crew base. Displacement of Flight
Attendants is covered in this Agreement, Section 22, Filling of Vacancies and Section 5,
Moving Expenses. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
5. A Flight Attendant who has been furloughed due to a reduction in force shall file her/his
address with the Company and thereafter shall, as soon as possible, advise Flight Service
of any change in address. The Company shall, within fourteen (14) days, furnish the APFA
with these addresses and subsequent address changes. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
6. A Flight Attendant who is displaced in accordance with Paragraph C.4., above, shall have
the privilege of returning to her/his former crew base in accordance with Section 22.H.3.,
Filling of Vacancies and Paragraph C.8., below, when a vacancy occurs in the former crew
base. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
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7. A Flight Attendant who is recalled to a crew base other than the one from which she/he
was furloughed may exercise priority return over non-displaced Flight Attendants and
utilize her/his seniority to return to her/his former crew base in accordance with Paragraph
C.8., below, and Section 22.H.5., Filling of Vacancies, when a vacancy occurs or the crew
base is reopened. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
8. A Flight Attendant who is furloughed shall be recalled in order of her/his seniority at the
time of furlough. Crew base transfers for all non-furloughed Flight Attendants shall be
honored before a furloughed Flight Attendant is recalled to a crew base. Transfer requests
for displaced Flight Attendants with a priority right of return on file will be processed but
furloughed Flight Attendants will only exercise priority of return upon return to active
status. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
9. A furloughed Flight Attendant who fails to accept a recall shall remain on furloughed status
and said offer of recall shall be extended to the Flight Attendant next on the seniority list
until there are no more junior Flight Attendants on furlough. A furloughed Flight Attendant
who fails to accept a recall when there are no more junior Flight Attendants on furlough
shall be considered to have resigned from the Company. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
10. A Flight Attendant who is furloughed shall, upon return to duty, be credited with all
longevity for pay and vacation step increases that she/he had accrued prior to such furlough.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
11. A Flight Attendant who completed her/his probationary period at the time of furlough, shall
continue to retain and accrue seniority for the duration of their furlough. AFlight Attendant
who returns from a furlough after a period greater than five (5) years shall be subject to a
probationary period pursuant to Section 21, Probation. (Agreed per Comprehensive
12. The Company shall recall furloughed Flight Attendants in order of seniority. Notice of
recall shall be by second day delivery service, (signature required) sent to the most recent
recall address provided by the Flight Attendant and shall specify: the name and address of
the Company official to whom the Flight Attendant shall forward her/his reply and the
approximate number of days of anticipated employment. A furloughed Flight Attendant
failing to notify the Company of her/his intention to return within seven (7) days after
receipt of notice of recall and who fails to return within sixteen (16) days after receipt of
such notice, will be considered to have resigned. (UNION AGREED 5/14/14)
13. A Flight Attendant who has completed one (1) year or more of service will receive
severance pay based on the average number of hours flown in the twelve (12) full months
prior to the furlough date as per the following schedule: (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
Years of Active Service Furlough Pay
1 year but less than 2 years 0.5 month
2 years but less than 3 years 1.0 month
3 years but less than 4 years 1.5 months
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9 years and thereafter 4.5 months
14. Furloughed Flight Attendants and their dependents shall be eligible to remain in the
Companys group medical and dental insurance plans through any period of furlough pay.
Following the furlough pay period, the Flight Attendant may continue medical and dental
coverage under COBRA by paying the entire premium. The Flight Attendant may continue
coverage in this manner for a period in accordance with COBRA, or until she/he is covered
under another group health plan, whichever occurs earlier. UNION AGREED 5/14/14.
15. Group life insurance coverage will be extended through any period of furlough pay. Upon
completion of the furlough pay period, group life insurance coverage shall cease.
However, the Flight Attendant may convert the coverage to an individual policy.
Premiums for the converted policy and a statement of good health are determined by the
Companys insurance carrier. Each furloughed Flight Attendant will receive a conversion
form from the Company for the purpose of continuing such insurance, if desired, with no
lapse in coverage. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v 7_8.14.14)
16. The Company shall not fill any Flight Attendant positions with an internal transfer while
any Flight Attendant is on furlough. For the purposes of this Section, an internal transfer
is defined as a Company employee who does not have a current Flight Service seniority
number and whose name does not appear on the Flight Attendant System Seniority List.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
17. A Flight Attendant who accepts recall and reports for duty and is subsequently furloughed
within one (1) month shall be guaranteed a minimum of one (1) months pay. (UNION
AGREED 5/14/14).
18. A furloughed Flight Attendant will return to active status on the specified date of recall.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
19. Flight Attendants who are involuntarily furloughed are entitled to unlimited on-line passes
for twenty-four (24) months with a boarding priority in accordance with Company policy.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
D. EDUCATION/INTERIM EMPLOYMENT
1. Education/Interim Employment Outside the Company
a. A Flight Attendant who accepts employment while on furlough which requires a
contractual commitment for a period of up to three (3) years, shall be allowed to fulfill
such obligation and shall be considered to be on personal leave of absence commencing
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with the date of recall until fulfillment of such employment obligation, provided such
Flight Attendant has notified the Company prior to such contractual commitment. A
Flight Attendant who has entered into a full time educational program while on
furlough and who receives notice of recall before said program is completed shall be
placed on a leave of absence (personal) until the end of the current semester. (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
b. Paragraph D.1.a. above, under certain conditions allows a Flight Attendant to pass
recall. In addition, a furloughed Flight Attendant who can substantiate that alternate
employment would require her/him to sign a contract with an interim employer for a
specific period of time that would exceed the time stipulated in Paragraph D.1.a.,
above, shall file a request and substantiated documentation for approval by the Flight
Service Department prior to a furloughed Flight Attendant accepting such interim
employment. When such Flight Attendant is subject to recall and is unavailable to
accept employment for the above reason, she/he will be considered on leave of absence.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
c. A Flight Attendant on a voluntary or involuntary furlough will be allowed to work other
employment within the aviation industry. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
2. Interim Employment with the Company
A furloughed Flight Attendant seeking alternate employment with the Company may be
considered for such available employment for which she/he may be qualified. (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
E. PAYMENT FOR UNUSED VACATION
At her/his option, a Flight Attendant who is furloughed will receive vacation pay for all unused
vacation time to the end of the month preceding her/his furlough. If the option is not exercised,
the vacation will be carried until the Flight Attendant is recalled from furlough. (CO AGREED
5/14/14)
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SECTION 24 PRISONER AND HOSTAGE
A. BENEFITS FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE EVENT OF TERRORISM OR
SABOTAGE
1. Death, Permanent Total Disability, Disfigurement and Dismemberment Benefits.
In the event of:
a. the death of a Flight Attendant resulting from injury or illness incurred during acts of
terrorism or sabotage, or
b. the permanent total disability of a Flight Attendant resulting from injury or illness
incurred during acts of terrorism or sabotage or
c. Disfigurement and Dismemberment
i. the permanent medical disqualification of a Flight Attendant by the Company,
ii. the complete loss by a Flight Attendant of sight or hearing,
iii. a Flight Attendant incurring any permanent bodily disfigurement that will cause the
Flight Attendant in the judgment of the Company to not meet its appearance
standards, or
iv. the loss of both hands, or both feet, or one hand and one foot, or one hand and sight
of one eye, or one foot and sight of one eye, resulting fromillness or injury incurred
during acts of terrorism or sabotage:
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid, subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraphs
3. and 4. below, $500,000 for death or for the conditions specified in Paragraphs 1.b. and
1.c. above, caused by or resulting from any acts of terrorism or sabotage or counteraction
to such acts of terrorism or sabotage, to such Flight Attendant if s/he is alive, otherwise to
his/her designated beneficiary under the Company's Group Life Insurance Plan. In no
event will more than one lump sum payment of $500,000 be made per covered Flight
Attendant. "Permanent total disability" shall mean the complete inability of the Flight
Attendant to perform any and every duty pertaining to any occupation or employment for
remuneration or profit for the remainder of the Flight Attendant's life. "Loss", with respect
to sight and hearing, shall mean entire and irrecoverable loss of such sight or hearing; with
respect to hands or feet, loss shall mean actual severance through or above the wrist or
ankle joints. In the event the Flight Attendant is killed, incurs a loss, is permanently
medically disqualified, suffers permanent bodily disfigurement, or becomes permanently
and totally disabled, as provided above, the payments under Paragraph 1. of Section 30.M.
shall be $500,000, and such benefits shall be in addition to any benefits provided in other
Company plans and payments made pursuant to State Workers Compensation Laws.
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2. Temporary Occupational Disability Benefits. In the event a Flight Attendant is
temporarily disabled due to an injury or illness arising out of or suffered in connection with
acts of terrorism or sabotage while on flight duty or paid layover, the Company shall pay
for the period of disability, up to a maximumof twelve (12) months, monthly compensation
at the rate of pay set forth in Paragraph 9. below. Such payment will be less weekly
indemnity benefits received under applicable State Workers Compensation Laws and any
payments made under the Long Term Disability Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 26 of the Basic Agreement, such Flight Attendant will not be charged sick leave
during such twelve (12) month period.
3. Applicability. The payments provided by the provisions of Paragraph 1. above shall be
applicable to any Flight Attendant only when the conditions set forth in Paragraphs 1.a.,
1.b. and 1.c. above, as applicable, or the injury or illness which leads to such casualty,
occurs as a result of acts of terrorism or sabotage or military counteraction of any
government, agency or organization while such Flight Attendant is inside or outside the
United States, and while s/he is on flight duty or paid layover.
4. Exclusions. Benefits payable under Paragraphs 1. and 2. above and 5. and 6. below shall
not be applicable to a Flight Attendant when death, or a condition set forth in Paragraphs
1.c., or 2. above, as applicable:
a. is intentionally self-inflicted, or
b. is contracted, suffered or incurred while such Flight Attendant was engaged in a
criminal enterprise, or results from his/her having engaged in a criminal enterprise.
5. Workers Compensation Benefits. A Flight Attendant who is killed or injured during acts
of terrorism or sabotage while on flight duty or paid layover will be covered for Workers
Compensation benefits as prescribed by the state or territory in which such Flight
Attendant's base station is situated. For a Flight Attendant who is killed, these benefits
shall be in addition to other benefits to which a Flight Attendant's beneficiaries or
representatives may be entitled, such as:
a. Any basic or elected optional life insurance benefits available under the Company's
Group Life Insurance Plan,
b. The death benefits provided under the Company's Retirement Benefit Plan, if
applicable,
c. The death benefits available under any Personal Accident policy, if applicable,
d. The death benefits provided under Paragraph 1. above.
6. Missing, Internment, Prisoner or Hostage Benefits
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a. A Flight Attendant who is missing because of acts of terrorism or sabotage committed
against such Flight Attendant while s/he is on flight duty or paid layover, shall be paid
monthly compensation as set forth in Paragraph 9. below for a maximum period of
twelve (12) months after his/her disappearance or until death is established, whichever
occurs first. When such Flight Attendant has been missing for twelve (12) months, the
Company will aid the beneficiary in obtaining legal proof in order that death benefits
under Company plans (including the Company's Retirement Plan, if applicable) can be
paid, consistent with applicable state law.
b. A Flight Attendant, who is interned or taken prisoner or hostage as a con sequence of
terrorism or sabotage while on duty or paid layover, shall be paid monthly
compensation as set forth in Paragraph 9. below for the period during which s/he is
known to the Company to be interned or held prisoner or hostage. Such payments will
cease, however, when such Flight Attendant's release or death is established.
c. When, under the provisions of Paragraphs 6.a. or 6.b. above, a Flight Attendant has
been missing for a period of twelve (12) months, or in the event no information is
received by the Company for twelve (12) continuous months that an interned,
imprisoned or hostage Flight Attendant is alive, the death benefits provided under
Paragraph 1. above shall be paid. If such Flight Attendant is later found to be alive,
compensation as set forth in Paragraph 6.b. above will be paid retroactively from the
time that monthly payments ceased, less any death benefits paid under Paragraph 1.
above which were paid to the beneficiary, up to the time released. Any death benefits
not recovered per the above offset will be repaid by the beneficiary to the Company
upon its demand.
7. Benefit Assignments
a. The monthly compensation allowable under Paragraph 6. above to a Flight Attendant
interned, missing, held hostage or prisoner, shall be credited to such Flight Attendant
on the books of the Company and shall be disbursed by the Company in accordance
with written directions fromher/him. The Company shall require each Flight Attendant
to execute and deliver to the Company a written direction in the form hereinafter set
forth. The Company shall, as soon as practicable, require all Flight Attendants to
execute and deliver to the Company such written directions. The direction referred to
shall be in, substantially, the following form:
"To: American Airlines, Inc.
You are hereby directed to pay all monthly compensation allowable to me under
Section 30.M.6. contained in the current Agreement between American Airlines, Inc.
and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, while interned, held prisoner or
hostage, or missing, as follows:
Initially, to _________________, ______________________________,
(Name) (Address)
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as long as living, and thereafter to _______________________________,
(Name)
_______________________________ as long as living, and thereafter to
(Address)
_________________________, _________________________________,
(Name) (Address)
as long as living.
"The balance, if any, and any amounts accruing after the death or legal determination
of death of all persons named in the above designations shall be held for me or, in the
event of my death before receipt thereof, shall be paid to the legal representative of
my estate.
"The foregoing directions may be modified from time to time by letter signed by the
undersigned, and any such modification shall become effective upon receipt of such
letter by the Company.
"Payments made by the Company pursuant to this direction shall fully release the
Company from the obligation of making any further payment with respect thereto.
_____________________________
(Flight Attendant Signature)
Date:_____________ Employee No.____________"
b. Any payments due to any Flight Attendant under this provision which are not covered
by a written direction, as above required, or as provided in Paragraph 1., shall be held
by the Company for such Flight Attendant and, in the event of his/her death or legal
determination of death, shall be paid to the legal representative of his/her estate.
8. Seniority. Flight Attendants shall maintain and continue to accrue all seniority and
longevity for pay purposes during periods in which they are interned, held prisoner or
hostage, or missing because of acts of terrorism or sabotage.
9. Monthly Compensation Definition. "Monthly compensation" as used in Paragraphs 2.,
6., and G., above is defined as the applicable monthly schedule maximum (seventy-seven
[77] hours Domestic, or eighty-two [82] hours International) payable at the Flight
Attendant's rate of pay and Operation status with subsequent negotiated increases to be
included. Further, a Flight Attendant receiving such monthly compensation shall not be
treated less favorably than any other Flight Attendant in that she/he shall be the recipient
of all future negotiated benefits. This Paragraph 9. will have no effect on payments made
under the Company LTD Plan.
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10. Relationship With Other Provisions. Any payments made under the provisions of
Section 30.M. will be in lieu of any and all other payments provided for under the
Agreement, except as specifically noted in the provisions of Section 30.M.
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SECTION 25 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE/APPROVED TIME OFF
A. PERSONAL LEAVE
1. A Flight Attendant may be granted a personal leave of absence without pay for a period
not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days. Requests for personal leave and mutually
agreed upon start and end dates shall be in writing. Once granted, a personal leave may
only be canceled by mutual agreement between the Company and the Flight Attendant. A
personal leave may be extended for additional periods not to exceed one hundred eighty
(180) days when approved in writing by the Company. CO AGREED 5/20/14
2. The chart in Paragraph N., below, contains additional rules and benefits that apply to a
Personal Leave. CO AGREED 5/20/14
B. VOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE (VLOA)
1. When the requirements of the service permit, a Flight Attendant may be granted a
Voluntary Leave of Absence (VLOA) without pay for one (1) bid period. A VLOA shall
be offered on a crew base basis. A VLOA will be available for bid at a crew base and will
be awarded in seniority order as far in advance as possible. The award shall be completed
prior to the bid process or, if not possible, the bid and award may be made part of the
monthly bid process. CO AGREED 5/20/14
2. In the event the Company determines that it is overstaffed for a portion of a bid period the
Company may offer VLOAs for less than one (1) bid period. These leaves shall be
communicated electronically to Flight Attendants and open for a minimum of seventy-two
(72) hours and shall be granted in seniority order after the seventy-two (72) hour posting
period has elapsed. If there are remaining leaves available, they shall be granted on a first-
come, first-serve basis until the staffing has been reduced by the necessary number of Flight
Attendants provided such request is received prior to the opening of PBS. CO AGREED
5/21/14
3. At her/his option, a Flight Attendant on a VLOA may attend her/his scheduled training in
her/his base month. A Flight Attendant on a VLOA will be required to attend her/his
training in her/his grace month. CO AGREED 5/20/14
4. A VLOA shall be unpaid but the Flight Attendant shall be treated as if on active status for
all purposes. Once awarded, a VLOA cannot be canceled except by mutual agreement
between the Flight Attendant and the Company. CO AGREED 5/20/14
5. The Company shall either offer all VLOAs in a bid period that release Flight Attendants
with carry over trips on the first day of the newbid period or all VLOAs that obligate Flight
Attendants to be responsible for the carry over trip into the new bid period unless otherwise
relieved of the obligation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If the Company makes
the decision to release a Lineholder with carry-over trips on the first day of a bid period, a
Lineholder will have the option of splitting the carry-over trip, if possible, completing the
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carry-over trip, or dropping the trip without pay. In such instance, a Reserve will have
her/his days of availability in the oncoming bid period removed and for purposes of
splitting only such days will be treated as Golden Days. CO AGREED 5/20/14
VLOA. CO AGREED 5/20/14
C. LEAVE IN LIEU OF FURLOUGH
1. A Leave in Lieu of Furlough without pay will be available to bid at a crew base in lieu of
a reduction of personnel at that crew base in accordance with Section 23, Reduction in
Personnel. CO AGREED 5/20/14
2. The Company will not actively contest claims for unemployment benefits filed by Flight
Attendants accepting a Leave in Lieu of Furlough. CO AGREED 5/20/14
Leave in Lieu of Furlough. CO AGREED 5/20/14
D. EDUCATIONAL LEAVE
1. A Flight Attendant requesting an Educational Leave of Absence without pay must specify
the entire period she/he wishes to be on leave. An Educational Leave that has been granted
shall not be canceled by the Company. A Flight Attendant will be allowed to return to
active status at any time during the leave by giving thirty (30) days written notice to the
2. A Flight Attendant requesting an Educational Leave of Absence must provide the
Company with the necessary documentation to support the reason for the leave. CO
AGREED 5/20/14
3. The chart in Paragraph N., below, contains additional rules and benefits that apply to an
Educational Leave. CO AGREED 5/20/14
E. MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. The Company shall grant a Flight Attendant a Medical Leave of Absence, upon request,
due to an illness or injury. CO AGREED 5/20/14
2. The Company will require a Flight Attendant requesting a Medical Leave to furnish written
verification from her/his personal physician confirming her/his inability to perform Flight
Attendant duties. CO AGREED 5/20/14
3. Prior to returning to duty fromMedical Leave, a Flight Attendant will be required to present
a physicians statement verifying that she/he is medically fit to perform all required Flight
Attendant duties. CO AGREED 5/20/14
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4. Any dispute about a Flight Attendants ability to perform her/his required duties shall be
resolved using the procedures outlined in Section 28, Medical Examinations. CO
AGREED 5/20/14
5. Any Flight Attendant who is on an unpaid Medical Leave as of the effective date of this
Agreement shall be afforded five (5) years from the Agreement effective date, unless
she/he is released to return to active duty and fails to return during such time period.
(Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v 7_8.14.14)
6. Any Flight Attendant who is unable to return to active service from an unpaid Medical
Leave after five (5) consecutive years shall be deemed to have voluntarily resigned from
the Company and her/his name shall be removed from the seniority list. Removal from the
seniority list, however, shall not be automatic. Instead, the Company, upon request from
the Flight Attendant, shall consider whether an additional period of leave of a specific
duration may be reasonable. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v 7_8.14.14)
7. Any dispute about a Flight Attendants ability to perform her/his normal duties shall be
resolved using the procedures outlined in Section 28, Medical Examinations. CO
AGREED 5/20/14
8. If eligible according to the terms of the disability program, a Flight Attendant may use
disability benefits while on Medical Leave of Absence. A Flight Attendant will be required
to use sick hours. Use of sick, vacation accrual and disability benefits shall be as provided
in Section 9, Sick Leave, Section 8, Vacation, and Section 26, Insurance, Retirement and
Other Benefits. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal Final II, 9.1.14)
9. A pregnant Flight Attendant may remain on active status until her personal physician
certifies to the Company that she is no longer able to perform Flight Attendant duties. If
the Flight Attendant subsequently provides written verification from her physician that she
is not able to perform Flight Attendant duties, the Flight Attendant will be placed on a
medical leave of absence. CO AGREED 5/20/14
10. Medical Leaves for elective surgery may not be taken between November 15 and January
6 unless required under FMLA. CO AGREED 5/20/14
Medical Leave. CO AGREED 5/20/14
F. FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE (FMLA)
1. A Flight Attendant who is eligible and qualifies for a leave of absence under the Family
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or applicable state law, whichever is greater, shall be granted
a leave of absence. CO AGREED 5/20/14
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2. A Flight Attendant will be required to use her/his sick hours while on FMLA for her/his
own illness. At the Flight Attendants option, she/he may use vacation that is or may be
scheduled during the year while on FMLA for her/his own illness. While on FMLA, the
use of vacation while caring for a family member will be in accordance with Company
policy. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
3. To the extent permitted by law, FMLA shall run concurrently with other approved leaves.
CO AGREED 5/20/14
4. A Flight Attendant on a FMLA shall receive all benefits as provided by the FMLA or
applicable state law. CO AGREED 5/20/14
FMLA. CO AGREED 5/20/14
6. Protected time equivalent to FMLAshall be provided in cases involving a Domestic Partner
(same and opposite sex) who meets the eligibility requirements, as defined in the
Companys Domestic Partner Benefits Program. CO AGREED 5/20/14
G. MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE
1. The status of a pregnant Flight Attendant shall be as provided in Paragraph E.7., above.
CO AGREED 5/20/14
2. A Flight Attendant who does not qualify for a Medical Leave of Absence shall, upon
request at any time during the pregnancy, be granted an unpaid Personal Leave of Absence.
If the Flight Attendant subsequently provides written verification from her physician that
she is not able to perform Flight Attendant duties, the Flight Attendant shall be placed on
a Medical Leave of Absence. CO AGREED 5/20/14
3. After the birth of a child or termination of pregnancy, a Flight Attendant may request and
shall be granted an unpaid Maternity/Paternity Leave of Absence for up to one hundred
eighty (180) calendar days. This leave shall commence upon the date of birth or
termination and shall continue until no later than one hundred eighty (180) calendar days
after that date. Additional leave will be considered by the Company due to extenuating
circumstances. CO AGREED 5/20/14
4. If eligible according to the terms of the disability program, a Flight Attendant may use
disability benefits while on Maternity Leave. A Flight Attendant will be required to use
sick hours. Use of sick, vacation accrual and disability benefits shall be as provided in
Section 9, Sick Leave, Section 8, Vacation, and Section 26, Insurance, Retirement and
Other Benefits. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
Maternity/Paternity Leave. CO AGREED 5/20/14
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H. ADOPTION LEAVE
1. A Flight Attendant who legally adopts a child shall be granted a leave of absence. Such
leave will commence on the date that the Flight Attendant takes custody of the child, or, in
the event travel is required, when the Flight Attendant begins travel to obtain custody of
the child and will continue until a court of competent jurisdiction issues or refused to issue
a decree declaring the Flight Attendant as the legal parent of the child. Once a decree is
issued, an additional one hundred eighty (180) days of leave will be granted at the Flight
Attendants option. Additional leave will be considered by the Company due to
extenuating circumstances. CO AGREED 5/20/14
2. The chart in Paragraph N., below, contains additional rules and benefits that apply to an
Adoption Leave. CO AGREED 5/20/14
I. UNION LEAVE
1. The Company shall grant a Union Leave of Absence without pay to a Flight Attendant who
is elected or appointed to a position with APFA provided the union remains the exclusive
bargaining agent for the employees covered under this Agreement. A Flight Attendant
granted leave under this paragraph shall continue to accrue seniority and shall return to
duty subject to Section 20, Seniority, of this Agreement. (Agreed per Comprehensive
2. A Flight Attendant on Union Leave shall be paid directly by the Union and shall not be
covered by the flight pay loss provisions of Section 32, Union Business. CO AGREED
5/20/14
Union Leave. CO AGREED 5/20/14
J. MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. A Flight Attendant who receives orders to report to the military service of the United States
will be granted a Military Leave of Absence without pay. The duration of the leave,
including reserve duty, and the Flight Attendants reemployment rights will be governed
by applicable statutes. Flight Attendants on Military Leave will be treated no less favorably
than as provided in Corporate Policy. CO AGREED 5/20/14
2. In the case of a temporary disability which makes it impossible to return to active flight
status within ninety (90) calendar days after discharge, special arrangements shall be made
by the Company and the Union for an appropriate extension of time, not less than that
permitted for a Medical Leave of Absence. CO AGREED 5/20/14
3. A Flight Attendant requesting short-term weekend military duty will do so prior to the
beginning of the bid month. Where such prior notification is given, the Flight Attendant
will have the following options:
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a. To protect scheduled days off, the Flight Attendant may request a leave of absence to
participate in scheduled weekend military reserve training. However, the Flight
Attendants minimum monthly pay guarantee will be prorated to reflect the additional
time off if her/his credited flight time does not exceed her/his minimum monthly
guarantee. CO AGREED 5/20/14
b. To protect the minimum monthly pay guarantee, a Flight Attendant may choose to
move any scheduled days off in the bid period to cover the scheduled weekend reserve
training, upon notification to Crew Schedule. The days off must be in accordance with
the parameters in Section 12, Reserve. CO AGREED 5/20/14
c. A Flight Attendant may use vacation for short term weekend military duty. CO
AGREED 5/20/14
Military Leave. CO AGREED 5/20/14
K. GENERAL
1. A Flight Attendant desiring to take a leave of absence should notify the Company by
submitting a completed leave of absence form, available on the Company Intranet. This
form should include, but not limited to, the type of leave desired, when the leave should
commence, and the expected duration of the leave. Approval or denial of such leave shall
be made in writing and sent by U.S. Mail or another verifiable method, including an
electronic method as soon as possible after the date on which the request was received by
the Company. Union Agreed 5/21/14
2. A request for an extension of a leave of absence shall be made in writing as above and state
the expected duration of the extension. The disposition of the request shall be made as soon
as possible. A Flight Attendant will be notified of the disposition of her/his request by U.S.
Mail or another verifiable method, including an electronic method. Union Agreed 5/21/14
3. A Flight Attendant on a leave of absence who continues to be paid by utilizing sick leave
and/or scheduled vacation will continue to have access to insurance benefits at the active
rate, sick and vacation accrual. Pass travel privileges shall be pursuant to Company policy.
(Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
4. A Flight Attendant who elects to utilize her/his scheduled vacation days while on a paid
Leave of Absence cannot split her/his vacation group. The Flight Attendant shall be paid
for the entire vacation group utilized. CO AGREED 6/3/14
5. Other Employment While on Leave
a. A Flight Attendant commencing other employment or previously engaged in other
employment while on Personal Leave, VLOA, Leave in Lieu of Furlough, Educational
Leave, Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave, Military Leave or Union Leave shall not be
required to obtain permission of the Company. CO AGREED 6/3/14
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b. For leaves other than those specified in Paragraph K.5.a., above, the Company shall
notify a Flight Attendant requesting such leave, in writing, of the requirement to obtain
permission to commence or continue other employment. When such Flight Attendant
requests permission to commence or continue other employment, the Company shall
respond in writing granting permission or stating the reasons for denial. CO AGREED
6/3/14
c. The Company shall not arbitrarily deny a request for permission to engage in other
employment while on a leave of absence pursuant to Paragraph K.5.b., above.
Permission may be denied in the case of a Flight Attendant on a Medical or
Occupational Injury/Illness leave of absence where the other employment is not
consistent with her/his claim of being unable to perform her/his Flight Attendant duties
or the other employment would impede or otherwise interfere with recovery and return
to duty. CO AGREED 6/3/14
d. A Flight Attendant on a Voluntary Furlough and a Flight Attendant on an Involuntary
Furlough will be allowed to engage in other employment within the aviation industry.
CO AGREED 5/21/14
6. Return from a Leave of Absence
a. A Flight Attendant on a leave of absence shall provide the Company with at least fifteen
(15) days notice of the date she/he intends to return to active status. Upon providing
such notification, the Company shall immediately arrange for all administrative details,
e.g., fingerprinting, background checks, and I.D., if applicable, to be completed and
arranged for Recurrent training, extended recurrent or new hire, as applicable. For
Recurrent training, the class must be scheduled to begin within the first seven (7) days
of the Flight Attendants return date. If a Flight Attendant on an extended leave of
absence requires training longer than recurrent training (e.g extended requalification
training) the Company shall place the Flight Attendant in the next class. Such class
start date shall not exceed thirty-one (31) days from his/her return date. If a Flight
Attendant on an extended leave of absence is required by the FAA to attend new hire
training, she/he will be placed in the next new hire class, the start date of which will
not exceed ninety (90) days from her/his return date. If the applicable aforementioned
time periods have elapsed and no training class has been made available to the Flight
Attendant, and/or the Company fails to complete administrative details, the Company
shall then be responsible for providing pay protection based on the Flight Attendants
six (6) month pay average or if the Flight Attendant misses trips, pay protection based
on trips missed. A Flight Attendant requesting an alternative training date outside the
seven (7) day window will waive any pay protection. If required, a Flight Attendant
shall report for assigned drug testing and fingerprinting. Union Agreed 6/5/14
b. A Flight Attendant returning from a leave of absence who fails to take required training
shall be placed on inactive status until such training is completed. A Flight Attendant
returning from a leave of absence who fails to take recurrent training for the second
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scheduled class, except under extenuating circumstances, shall be deemed a voluntary
resignation from the Company and the Flight Attendants name shall be removed from
the seniority list. CO AGREED 5/20/14
c. A Flight Attendant who does not need to take required training and who fails to return
to active service at the end of a leave of absence shall be deemed a voluntary resignation
fromthe Company and the Flight Attendants name shall be removed fromthe seniority
list, except under extenuating circumstances. CO AGREED 5/20/14
7. Options regarding use of vacation while on a leave of absence will be as provided for in
Section 8, Vacation. CO AGREED 5/20/14
8. A Flight Attendants eligibility for benefits will recommence immediately upon return
from a leave of absence, i.e., commencement of training and/or completion of
administrative requirements as outline in Paragraph J.6.A above. Union Agreed 5/22/14
9. A Flight Attendant returning from a leave of absence may be required to perform physical
limitations testing as required by medical personnel designated by the Company. Any
dispute resulting from such examination will be settled pursuant to Section 28, Medical
Examinations. A Flight Attendant may be required to submit a physicians statement upon
return from a Medical Leave as specified in Paragraph E.3., above. CO AGREED 6/10/14
10. While on a leave of absence, contributions will continue on any 401(k)/defined
contribution eligible compensation received by the Flight Attendant unless the Flight
Attendant changes the contribution level in accordance with Company policy. CO
AGREED 5/20/14
L. APPROVED TIME OFF
1. Bereavement Days
a. Upon notification to a Flight Service Manager, a Flight Attendant will be granted up to
three (3) days off when there is a death in the Flight Attendants immediate family.
CO AGREED 5/21/14
b. Immediate family shall include a Flight Attendants spouse, domestic partner as
defined in Company policy, children, step-children, grandchildren, parents, step-
parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, legal guardian, and spouse/domestic partners
family (parents, step-parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents) or relative who
actually resides with the Flight Attendant. Bereavement will also be granted in the
event of death of any member of the employees household residing at the same
address. (LAA language 27.A) AGREED 5/20/14
c. Bereavement Days must be taken within thirty (30) days of the date of the death, absent
mitigating circumstances. CO AGREED 5/20/14
d. A Flight Attendant shall receive four (4) hours pay and credit for three (3) consecutive
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days. CO AGREED 5/20/14
e. Upon request, the Company shall have the discretion to grant additional days off or to
grant days off for an individual other than those stated in Paragraph L.1.b., above,
without pay. Such time off will reduce a Flight Attendants guarantee by the applicable
prorated amount. CO AGREED 5/20/14
f. The Company shall arrange on-line positive space pass transportation to attend the
funeral or memorial service/family gathering for a Flight Attendant and her/his eligible
dependents, in accordance with Company policy. CO AGREED 5/21/14
2. Personal Day Policy
a. A Flight Attendant is entitled to two (2) Personal Days per rolling twelve (12) month
period to be used only in the event of an unexpected emergency. A Flight Attendant
may request use of her/his Personal Days by making a verbal request to Crew
Scheduling with a follow up call to her/his supervisor. Union Agreed 5/14/14.
b. The Companys decision to award Personal Days will be based on coverage. The
Company will not require verification of the emergency. The Personal Days will be
unpaid. A Reserve will have four hours and ten minutes (4:10) (30 day month) or three
hours and fifty six minutes (3:56) (31 day month) deducted from her/his guarantee.
CO AGREED 6/3/14
c. After the two (2) Personal Days are exhausted, the Company maintains the discretion
to grant additional days consistent with the current practice regarding Personal Days.
For any such additional days, the Flight Attendant must contact her/his supervisor.
These additional days will be unpaid. The Company may require verification of the
additional emergency. CO AGREED 5/20/14
M. BENEFITS
1. Flight Attendants are eligible for COBRA continuation after the expiration of the employer
contribution. The COBRA continuation period shall not commence until the
2. If a Flight Attendant uses sick or vacation at the commencement of a leave of absence, the
timelines in the chart below will commence on the first unpaid day following the paid sick
or vacation days.
N. UNPAID LEAVES OF ABSENCE CHART (Agreed per Company Comprehensive
Proposal 9/18/14)
Type of Leave
Seniority
Accrual
Longevity
Accrual
(Pay &
Vacation
Accrual of
Vacation
Days & Sick
Leave
Medical,
Dental &
Vision
Coverage
Life Insurance
and AD&D
Benefits
Non-Revenue
Travel Benefits
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Step
Increase)
Personal Leave Yes 30 days
If AVL for
15 days
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
Policy
Voluntary Leave of
Absence
Yes Duration Duration Duration Duration
As if an active
Flight Attendant
for the duration.
Leave in Lieu of
Furlough
Yes Duration
If AVL for
15 days
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
policy
As if an active
Flight Attendant
for the duration
Educational Leave Yes 30 days
If AVL for
15 days
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
Policy
Maternity/Medical
Leave
Yes 30 days
If AVL for
15 days
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
Policy
Family Medical
Leave
Yes Duration
If AVL for
15 days
Duration Duration
In accordance
with Company
Policy
Paternity, Adoption
Leave
Yes 30 days
If AVL for
15 days
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
Policy
Union Leave Yes Duration
If AVL for
15 days
In accordance
with Company
policy
In accordance
with Company
policy
As if an active
Flight Attendant
for the duration.
Military Leave Yes Duration
In
accordance
with
USERRA
In accordance
with USERRA
In accordance
with USERRA
In accordance
with Company
Policy
Note: If leaves are consecutive (no paid status between leaves), the benefit period begins on the
first day of the first leave.
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SECTION 26 INSURANCE, RETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFITS
The following represents the terms of the medical and life coverage for eligible active Flight
Attendants under The Group Life and Health Benefits Plan for Employees of American Airlines,
Inc. (Medical Plan) (with said medical coverage being referred to herein as Active Medical
Coverage);and Flight Attendants retiring on or after November 1, 2012 under The Group Life
and Health Benefits Plan for Retirees of American Airlines, Inc. (Retiree Medical Plan)(with
said medical coverage being referred to herein as Retiree Medical Coverage).
This coverage replaces and supersedes the previous medical and dental plan provisions.
A. LIFE INSURANCE
For an employee whose base monthly salary is $1,500 or over, his/her basic coverage shall be
two (2) times his/her base annual salary taken to the next higher multiple of $100, but not more
than $70,000. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
B. MEDICAL AND DENTAL PLAN
Active Flight Attendant Medical Coverage effective as soon as administratively practicable
following ratification:
1. The Company will offer two (2) medical options in the Medical Plan subject to Paragraph
14: (i) the Standard option and (ii) the Core medical option which is a Health Savings
Account-compatible medical option. The Company reserves the right to amend the
Medical Plan at the Companys sole discretion, with the exception of: (Agreed per
Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
a. The Standard medical option design features in the Chart of Active Medical Coverage
Option Design Features in paragraph 11 below, (Agreed per Company
Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
b. The employee contribution methodology for the Standard and Core medical options
described in paragraphs 4 and 6 below, (Agreed per Company Comprehensive
Proposal 9/18/14)
c. Changes noted in paragraph 5 below, (Agreed per Company Comprehensive
Proposal 9/18/14)
d. The right to purchase dental coverage on similar terms as provided to eligible Flight
Attendants prior to September 12, 2012 (Agreed per Company Comprehensive
Proposal 9/18/14)
2. To the extent the Company is offering the Value medical option in any plan year to
employees, employees eligible to enroll in the Standard or Core medical options will be
eligible to enroll in the Value medical option. The Company reserves the right to amend
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or terminate the Value medical option, at its sole discretion. (Agreed per Company
3. To the extent feasible, advance notice of material Medical Plan changes will be provided
to APFA prior to implementation. At least thirty (30) days prior to the distribution of the
Active Medical Coverage annual enrollment materials, the Company will provide APFA
with a copy of the data, assumptions and methodologies used to calculate employee
contributions under the Standard and Core medical options. (Agreed per Company
4. Aggregate employee contributions for the Standard and Core medical options for 2015 will
be 20%, and 2016 and thereafter will be 21% of the total projected cost of each forecasted
year of healthcare expenses for these two (2) medical options (which include
medical/prescription and administrative expenses) as calculated by the Company.
Employee contributions for the Standard and Core medical options will increase with
medical inflation with employee contributions set as explained above. The Value medical
option inflation and employee contributions will be calculated separately fromthe Standard
and Core medical options. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
5. The Standard medical option annual In-Network deductible will increase by fifty dollars
($50.00) in 2017 until the In-Network deductible reaches eight hundred and fifty dollars
($850.00) for single coverage and the family In-Network deductible will increase by one
hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) in 2017 until it reaches $2,550 for family coverage.
6. Chart of Coverage Tiers:
Current Coverage Tiers
under May 1 2003 CBA
New Coverage Tiers Contribution
Multiplier
Employee Only Employee Only 1.0
Employee + 1 Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner 2.6
Employee + Child(ren) 1.8
Employee + 2 or more Employee + Family 3.5
The multiplier for the New Coverage Tiers is based on the Employee Only coverage tier.
7. The $150, $250, $500 and $1,000 standard medical options in the May 1, 2003 Collective
Bargaining Agreement are eliminated. All of the provisions of previous arbitrations and
the Carey Award dated December 3, 1991 that relates to the Medical Plan, including the
inflation formula described therein, are also eliminated. (Agreed per Company
8. Legacy US Airways Flight Attendants hired prior to the date of ratification will maintain
coverage under the US Airways Medical and Dental Plans through December 31, 2015.
Effective January 1, 2016, the US Airways Medical and Dental Plans (PPO100/80,
PPO90/70, PPO80/60, Out of Area 100, Out of Area 90, Out of Area 80, PPO Dental and
Out of Area Dental), including the inflation formulas therein, are also eliminated. (Agreed
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9. All Flight Attendants hired after the date of ratification will be covered under the American
Airlines Medical and Dental Plan. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal
9/18/14)
10. New employees eligible for healthcare coverage will default to the Core medical option for
Employee Only coverage on their eligibility date, unless the employee waives coverage or
elects another option or level during the initial enrollment period. (Agreed per Company
11. To the extent the Company is offering incentives in any plan year to employees for
participating in a wellness program, employees enrolled in the Standard and Core medical
options will be eligible for those incentives provided they meet the criteria (as established
by the Company at its sole discretion) for earning the incentive. (Agreed per Company
12. Chart of Active Medical Coverage Option Design Features:
Standard Core
Current Plan Design
Features
Health Spending Accounts HRA
In Network Deductible
(Single/Family)
$800 / $2,400
Out of Network Deductible
(Single/Family)
$3,000 / $9,000
Coinsurance (In/Out)** 20% / 40%
In Network Out of Pocket
Max (Single/Family)
$2,000 / $5,000
Out of Network Out of
Pocket Max
(Single/Family)
$6,000 / $15,000
Primary Care Physician
Copay(In Network only)
$30*
Specialist Copay (In/Out) 20% / 40%
Retail Clinics Copay
(In/Out)
20% / 40%
Preventive Care $0
Emergency Room Ded/Coins/$100 CoPay
Pharmacy (Retail)
Generic 20% ($10 min/$40 max)
Formulary Brand 30% ($30 min/$100 max)
Non-Formulary Brand 50% ($45 min/$150 max)
Pharmacy (Mail)
Generic 20% ($5 min/$80 max)
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Formulary Brand 30% ($60 min/$200 max)
Non-Formulary Brand 50% ($90 min/$300 max)
2015 Monthly
Contributions
EE Only $85.35 $74.40
EE + Spouse/DP $221.92 $193.44
EE + Child(ren) $153.63 $133.92
EE + Family $298.73 $260.40
*Deductibles and co-insurance apply if provider is out of network.
** (In/Out) when used in the chart means In-Network and Out-of-Network, respectively.
The following provisions apply to the Standard medical option:
a. Deductibles do not apply toward Out of Pocket maximum. (Agreed per Company
b. Medical coinsurance applies towards Out of Pocket maximums. (Agreed per
c. Pharmacy coinsurances do not apply towards deductibles, but do apply towards Out
of Pocket maximums. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
d. Co-pays do not apply to the Deductible (Agreed per Company Comprehensive
Proposal 9/18/14)
12. The Company will also retain the right to amend any provision in the Medical Plan for the
purpose of complying with applicable laws and regulations. (Agreed per Company
13. In the event the Company determines that the Standard or Core design options provided
for in this Agreement (each an Option) would be or become subject to an excise tax or
other penalty included in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or any
excise tax or penalty which may replace the PPACA, under applicable law, (and thus
become an Affected Option), the Company will meet and confer in good faith in order
to reach an agreement with the Union concerning the minimum modification or
modifications to the Affected Option necessary to avoid application of the excise tax or
other penalty. The Company shall provide to the Union information that the Union
reasonably requests, including actuarial reports, necessary for the Unions design and
consideration of such modifications. Unless otherwise agreed, any agreed modification
shall become effective at the time the excise tax or penalty would become applicable in
respect of the Affected Option (the Affected Option Date). (Agreed per Company
If the Company and the Union are unable to agree on modifications necessary to avoid the
application of the excise tax or other penalty on the Affected Option within ninety (90)
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days after the initial meeting, the parties will select Arbitrator Bloch who will determine
the modifications to the design of the Affected Option that will become applicable. The
authority of Arbitrator Bloch is expressly limited to establishing those modifications to the
design of the Affected Option that will ensure that no excise tax or other penalty will apply.
If Arbitrator Bloch determines that no reasonably practical modification to the Affected
Option can guarantee that no excise tax or other penalty will apply, the Company shall
have the right to terminate the availability of the Affected Option to the Flight
Attendants. If, under the preceding sentence, the Company has terminated or would have
the right to terminate the availability to the Flight Attendants of the Standard and/or Core
Option, the arbitrator will be empowered to designate an alternative Option design (a New
Option) that is available from the Company provider and that replicates the provisions of
the Core Option to the greatest possible extent without causing the New Option to become
subject to any excise tax or other penalty. In the event that the arbitrator has not issued a
determination prior to the excise tax or penalty becoming due or if such penalty or excise
tax is otherwise owed for any reason, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the
Company shall be permitted to implement such modifications to the design of the Affected
Option as it considers to be necessary to avoid the excise tax or penalty. The Company
shall have a reasonable period of time following the issuance of the arbitrators
determination to implement the New Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
provisions of this Paragraph shall not be effective if, after the effective date of this
Agreement, the Company enters into any new or amended collective bargaining agreement
having a term of three (3) years or more with any union group that does not contain a
provision substantially similar to this Paragraph. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive
Proposal 9/18/14)
If any Option is modified or eliminated pursuant to this Paragraph, the parties will meet
and confer to determine how the savings, if any, from such modifications will accrue to
Flight Attendants. The avoidance of any excise tax that would have otherwise been applied
will not be considered in the calculation of any savings. If the parties cannot agree on
whether cost savings exist or how to distribute said savings, the matter may be referred to
an arbitrator as specified by the process in this Paragraph. The arbitrators authority shall
be limited to the issue of determining whether such savings exist and, if so, how such
savings are to be distributed. The arbitrator shall have no other authority, and in no event
shall the arbitrator order modifications to or reinstitution of a plan. (Agreed per Company
14. Flight Attendants will be required to timely pay for all benefits, including Flexible
Spending Account contributions, in order to maintain coverage, including while on a Leave
of Absence, through payroll deduction, the direct bill process or other collection process
as applicable. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
C. DISABILITY COVERAGE
The Company agrees to offer, at the employees expense, an Optional Short Disability Plan, a
Long Term Disability Plan and Optional Voluntary Personal Accident Insurance (VPAI).
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D. RETIREE HEALTH CARE
Retiree Medical Coverage for Flight Attendants Retiring On or After November 1, 2012
1. Notwithstanding any other collective bargaining agreement provisions, and all other
agreements, past practices, and arbitration awards between the parties, the Company is not
required to maintain, fund, or provide for retiree medical or retiree life insurance benefits.
2. Retiree Medical Coverage For Flight Attendants Ages 55 through 64 Who Retire On
or After November 1, 2012. Flight Attendants retiring on or after age 55 and through age
64 will have access to a Company-sponsored retiree medical option. Retiree contribution
rates for this coverage will be 100% of projected annual expenses (which includes
administrative expenses) using data, assumptions, and methodologies for calculating future
retiree healthcare costs. Although it is the Companys intention to continue to make
available access to medical coverage for retirees from age 55 through age 64, the Company
reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate the Retiree Medical Plan at any time.
3. Retiree Medical Coverage For Flight Attendants Age 65 and Older Who Retire On
or After November 1, 2012. Retiree Medical Coverage shall cease when the retired Flight
Attendant attains age 65. Retirees age 65 and over will be offered access to purchase, at
the retirees expense, a guaranteed issue Medicare supplement plan through a third party
administrator, to the extent available. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal
9/18/14)
4. To the extent feasible, at least 30 days prior to the distribution of the Retiree Medical
Coverage annual enrollment materials, the Company will provide the Association with a
copy of the data, assumptions and methodologies used to calculate the medical inflation
rate and retiree contributions under the Retiree Medical Coverage. (Agreed per Company
5. Upon retirement, pursuant to Company policy, a Flight Attendant will be paid eight dollars
and sixty-five cents ($8.65) for each hour of accrued sick leave in her/his sick bank.
E. RETIREE FLIGHT ATTENDANT LIFE INSURANCE
Retiree life insurance benefits are discontinued for Flight Attendants retiring on and after
November 1, 2012. (Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14)
F. NON INCORPORATION
The Medical Plan and the Retiree Medical Plan are not incorporated in this Agreement.
G. REPLACEMENT RETIREMENT PLAN
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Effective for pay received on or after November 1, 2012, The Company, subject to any laws
limiting the amount of benefit which can be contributed to or accrued under a plan qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
and its regulations, will provide contributions to individual flight attendant accounts under the
$uper $aver An American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Capital Accumulation Plan ($uper $aver
Plan), a defined contribution plan, or equivalent plan as follows:
1. Following the DOS, but no earlier than July 1, 2015, the US Airways, Inc. Employee
Savings Plan ("ESP") will either be merged with the $uper $aver Plan or the Flight
Attendant accounts in the ESP will be spun-off and transferred to the $uper $aver Plan, as
determined in the sole discretion of the Company.
2. Auto-Enrollment:
a. Effective November 1, 2012, existing Flight Attendants on the American Airlines
System Seniority List as of November 1, 2012, who do not have a $uper $aver Plan
contribution election on file will be auto-enrolled at an Employee Before-tax Elective
Contribution rate of 3% of Compensation, as defined in the $uper $aver Plan.
b. Subject to Section 1 above, Flight Attendants on the US Airways System Seniority List
as of the DOS who do not have a ESP contribution election on file on that date, shall
be auto-enrolled at an Employee Before-tax Elective Contribution rate of 3% of
Compensation as defined in the ESP, as soon as administratively feasible following the
DOS.
c. Flight Attendants hired at American Airlines on or after November 1, 2012, shall be
auto-enrolled at an Employee Before-tax Elective Contribution rate of 3% of
Compensation, as defined in the $uper $aver Plan. Subject to Section 1 above, Flight
Attendants hired at US Airways on or after DOS shall be auto-enrolled at an Employee
Before-tax Elective Contribution rate of 3% of Compensation, as defined in the ESP.
Auto-enrollment will occur as soon as administratively feasible but not less than 30
days following the flight attendants hire date.
d. Flight Attendants on the American Airlines System Seniority List as of November 1,
2012, who already have a $uper $aver Plan contribution election on file as of the date
they would otherwise be automatically enrolled.
e. Subject to Section 1 above, Flight Attendants on the US Airways System Seniority List
as of the DOS who have a ESP contribution election on file on the DOS will remain
enrolled in the ESP and their previous election will remain in place.
3. For pay received from DOS through December 31, 2018, Flight Attendants on the
American Airlines System Seniority List as of April 12, 2012 (2012 Seniority List Flight
Attendants) shall receive the following Company Contributions for pay received each
payment date during the period:
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a. 2012 Seniority List Flight Attendants under 40 years old 5.5% of their Eligible
Compensation
b. 2012 Seniority List Flight Attendants 40-49 years old 6.75% of their Eligible
Compensation
c. 2012 Seniority List Flight Attendants 50 years old and older 9.9% of their Eligible
Compensation
d. 2012 Seniority List Flight Attendants age for the purpose of determining Company
Contributions during the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018 shall be
determined as of his/her birthday immediately preceding the date the Eligible
Compensation is received.
e. For pay received on or after January 1, 2019, 2012 Seniority List Flight Attendants
shall receive for each payment date:
i. Company Contributions in an amount equal to 3% of their Eligible Compensation,
plus,
ii. Employer Matching Contributions in an amount equal to 100% of a 2012 Seniority
List Flight Attendants Employee Before-tax Contributions and Employee
Designated Roth Contributions up to a maximum Employer Matching Contribution
equal to 2.5% of their Eligible Compensation;
iii. however, under no circumstance will the total amount contributed by the Company
exceed 5.5% of the 2012 Seniority List Flight Attendants Eligible Compensation
determined on a year-to-date basis.
4. For pay received after DOS, eligible Flight Attendants who are not 2012 Seniority List
Flight Attendants shall receive the following Company Contributions for pay received each
payment date:
a. Company Non-Elective Contributions in an amount equal to 3%of the Flight Attendants
Eligible Compensation, plus,
b. Employer Matching Contributions in an amount equal to 100% of the Flight Attendants
Employee Before-tax Contributions and Employee Designated Roth Contributions up
to a maximum Employer Matching Contribution equal to 2.5% of the Eligible
Compensation;
c. however, under no circumstance will the total amount contributed by the Company
exceed 5.5% of the Flight Attendants Eligible Compensation determined on a year-to-
date basis.
5. The Company reserves the right to amend the $uper $aver Plan and ESP at the Companys
sole discretion. For avoidance of doubt, the Company will also retain the right to amend
any provision in the $uper $aver Plan and ESP for the purpose of complying with
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applicable laws and regulations.
6. The $uper $aver Plan is not incorporated in this Agreement
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SECTION 27 - INJURY ON DUTY (IOD)
A. A Flight Attendant who becomes ill or injured as a result of an occupational incident shall receive
Workers Compensation benefits in accordance with individual State laws. CO AGREED 5/21/14
B. The Company shall pay protect a Flight Attendant who suffers an occupational illness or injury for the
greater of her/his scheduled or actual credit hours per Section 3, Compensation, for the duty period in
which the illness or injury occurs provided such occupational illness or injury claim is approved by the
designated Workers Compensation insurance provider. CO AGREED 5/21/14
C. A Flight Attendant will use her/his accrued sick leave hours and scheduled vacation. If sick leave hours
are exhausted, she/he may use vacation that is or may be scheduled during the year in order to receive
pay for trip(s) or reserve days which were scheduled to occur during the statutory waiting period before
Workers Compensation benefits may begin. Trip(s) are based on the Flight Attendants projected line
as of the commencement of the statutory waiting period. The waiting period will be otherwise unpaid.
To the extent the Flight Attendant receives retroactive payments of Workers Compensation benefits
for the statutory waiting period, she/he will be required to reimburse the Company for the sick leave
and vacation pay and the Flight Attendants sick leave and vacation banks will be credited accordingly.
(Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
D. SALARY CONTINUANCE
1. A Flight Attendant who is receiving Workers Compensation benefits may also receive salary
continuance in accordance with Paragraph D.2 or D.3., below, until such time as she/he is released
for duty. To be eligible for salary continuance, the Flight Attendant must select a physician from
the Preferred Provider Network (PPN) unless (i) the Flight Attendant is based in a state where the
Company chooses not to participate in a PPN, (ii) in a state that does not have a PPN, or (iii) the
Flight Attendants primary residence is more than 45 miles from the nearest PPN provider. The
amount of salary continuance provided by the Company will be adjusted to reflect any federal or
state income tax benefit received by the Flight Attendant as the result of receiving Workers
Compensation benefits. Salary continuance will be offset by the Workers Compensation benefits.
A Flight Attendant who receives more salary continuance than she/he is entitled to will reimburse
the Company for the amount of overpayment in accordance with Section 3, Compensation. The
Company will promptly notify a Flight Attendant in writing of any overpayment amounts. If the
Flight Attendant continues to be disabled when the period of salary continuance ends, she/he may
apply for Long Term Disability in accordance with Section 26, Insurance, Retirement, and Other
Benefits. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final 9.12.14)
2. A Flight Attendant who is receiving Workers Compensation benefits shall be eligible to receive
salary continuance for a total period of up to six (6) months as a result of that particular illness or
injury, except that such period shall be extended up to thirty-six (36) months if the injury is incurred
while performing Flight Attendant duties and is because of an Aircraft Accident and which resulted
in any of the following: 1) hospitalization of more than forty-eight (48) hours, commencing within
seven (7) days from the date the injury was received; 2) results in a fracture of any bone (except
simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose); 3) causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle or tendon
damage; 4) involves any internal organ; or 5) involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns
affecting more than five percent (5%) of the body surface. For the purposes of this Paragraph,
Aircraft Accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes
place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such
persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or in which the aircraft receives
Substantial Damage. Substantial Damage shall be as defined in CFR, Title 49, Transportation,
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Chapter VIII, PART 830, Subpart A General, Section 830.2. An eligible Flight Attendant who
applies for Long Term Disability benefits pursuant to Section 26, may commence such coverage
once she/he has exhausted her/his salary continuance. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II
Final 9.12.14)
3. Major Aircraft Accident. After the conclusion of thirty six (36) month period, a Flight Attendant
who is assigned to a Company operated aircraft that was involved in a major aircraft accident,
defined as an air accident resulting in:
a. multiple fatalities, or
b. one fatality with substantial aircraft damage, and, as such, sustains injuries or disabilities as a
direct consequence of the aircraft accident that prevents her/him from returning to active duty
will receive seventy-five (75) hours of pay per month. The seventy-five (75) hours of pay per
month shall be offset by the Workers' Compensation benefits. Such payment will be made in
accordance with her/his length of service and will continue to the earlier of separation from the
Company or age 65. No deductions will be made from the Flight Attendant's sick leave
account, and scheduled pay increases as provided in Article 3 will be applicable. (Agreed per
4. If the Flight Attendant receives salary continuance during the month of illness or injury, the six (6)
or thirty-six (36) month period shall begin during the month of injury. If the Flight Attendant does
not utilize salary continuance during the month of illness or injury, i.e., she/he has already worked
more than her/his six (6) month average or monthly maximum, the six (6) or thirty-six (36) month
period will commence the month after the month of illness or injury. CO AGREED 5/21/14
5. For purposes of determining the last six (6) months as an active Flight Attendant, only months
when the Flight Attendant has been active at least fifteen (15) days in a month shall be included in
the calculation. In determining the six (6) month average, all credit hours, including any credit
hours from the ETB, shall be included in the calculation. CO AGREED 5/21/14
6. A Flight Attendant eligible for salary continuance shall receive the following:
a. Unable to Report All Month:
If unable to report for duty for the entire month, she/he shall receive an amount equal to her/his
six (6) month average but in no case shall she/he receive an amount greater than a monthly
maximum of one hundred ten (110) hours. CO AGREED 5/21/14
b. Returning to Duty Mid-Month:
If returning to duty for a portion of the month after the month has commenced, she/he shall
receive salary continuance according to the following formula:
i. Lineholder:
(Six (6) month average but not to exceed the monthly maximum of one hundred ten (110)
hours) / # of days in bid month) x # of days from the beginning of the bid month to release
date. Union Agreed 5/22/14
ii. Reserve:
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(Six (6) month average but not to exceed the monthly maximum of one hundred ten (110)
hours) / # of days in bid month) x # of days from the beginning of the bid month to release
date. Union Agreed 5/22/14
c. Disabled Mid-Month Without Returning the Same Month:
If, after reporting for duty for any portion of the month, should an occupational illness or injury
preclude a Flight Attendant from returning to duty the same month, she/he shall receive salary
continuance according to the following:
i. If the amount of credited time flown in the partial month plus the remaining scheduled time
in the Flight Attendants original line exceeds the six (6) month average, the Flight
Attendant can claim the remaining scheduled time in the Flight Attendants original line,
but in no case shall she/he claim an amount greater than the monthly maximum of one
hundred ten (110) hours. CO AGREED 5/21/14
ii. If the amount of credited time flown in the partial month plus the remaining scheduled time
in the Flight Attendants original line does not exceed the six (6) month average, she/he
can claim the difference up to the average, but in no case more than the monthly maximum
of one hundred ten (110) hours. CO AGREED 5/21/14
d. Disabled Mid-Month and Returning the Same Month:
If a Flight Attendant becomes injured or ill after the month has commenced and returns to work
prior to the end of the month, she/he shall receive salary continuance according to the
following:
i. Lineholder:
If a Lineholder becomes injured or ill after the month has commenced, and returns to work
prior to the end of the month, she/he shall receive salary continuance according to the
following:
A Lineholder will receive salary continuance in an amount equal to her/his projection, as
determined at the time she/he is disabled, but not to exceed the monthly maximum of one hundred
ten (110) hours, minus the credited time accumulated prior to the date of disability and the
scheduled credited time after the release date. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal II Final
9.5.14)
ii. Reserve:
A Reserve will receive salary continuance in the amount equal to her/his six (6) month
average not to exceed the monthly maximum of one hundred ten (110) hours divided by
the total number of days in the month times the number of days from the date of disability
until the date of release. Union Agreed 5/22/14
E. Any dispute regarding a Flight Attendants return to work not otherwise governed by the applicable
Workers Compensation statute will be resolved pursuant to Section 28, Medical Examinations. CO
AGREED 5/21/14
F. If a Workers Compensation claim is denied, the Flight Attendant may appeal such claim through
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normal state channels. While the claim is in the appeal period, the Flight Attendant will be paid sick
hours if she/he has sick hours in her/his bank and at the Flight Attendants option scheduled vacation.
If a Flight Attendant is claiming sick leave and has scheduled vacation, she/he must notify the Company
if she/he wishes to cancel the scheduled vacation. If the decision is reversed and the claim is approved,
the amount of sick leave and vacation time claimed, and sick leave and vacation that would have been
accrued but for the original denial of the claim during the appeal period will be returned to the Flight
Attendants sick leave and vacation banks. The amount of sick leave and vacation time reinstated will
be limited to the amount of salary continuance the Flight Attendant would have been eligible for
pursuant to Paragraph D.5, above. Taxes will be adjusted in accordance with the law. However, if the
Flight Attendant has no sick leave or vacation time and the decision is reversed and the claim approved,
then salary continuance along with related benefits will be paid retroactively. (Agreed per
G. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to work light duty in order to qualify for salary continuance.
CO AGREED 5/21/14
H. The Company shall notify a Flight Attendant in writing upon commencement of an IOD of the Flight
Attendants responsibilities under Section 25.K.5. (other employment while on leave) of this
Agreement. CO AGREED 5/21/14
I. BENEFITS
A Flight Attendant shall be considered an active employee for all purposes, i.e., medical, dental, vision,
disability and life insurance for the duration of the time she/he is receiving salary continuance and for
any period of time following the conclusion of salary continuance that the Flight Attendant is claiming
sick leave or vacation. Following the expiration of salary continuance and the exhaustion of sick leave
and vacation bank, if utilized, the Flight Attendant shall be placed on an unpaid Medical Leave of
Absence and shall receive all continued benefits associated with that leave. Pass travel privileges shall
be pursuant to Company policy. CO AGREED 5/21/14
J. A Flight Attendant shall retain and accrue seniority/classification and longevity/occupational for the
duration of the IOD absence. CO AGREED 5/21/14
K. A Flight Attendant on IOD may, upon request, attend training if approved in advance by Flight Service.
CO AGREED 5/21/14
L. A Flight Attendant on IOD during her/his probationary period shall have her/his probationary period
extended accordingly. CO AGREED 5/21/14
M. A Flight Attendant who becomes ill or injured as a result of an occupational incident shall not be
charged a sick leave occurrence for absences related to the occupational illness or injury. CO
AGREED 5/21/14
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SECTION 28 - MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
A. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, a Flight Attendant shall not be required to
submit to any Company medical examination unless the Company determines that reasonable
grounds exist to establish that a Flight Attendants physical or mental health condition may
impair the performance of her/his normal duties as a Flight Attendant. The Flight Attendant
shall be notified in writing of such reasonable grounds. The medical or mental health
examination authorized under this Paragraph A shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. The Company shall choose the medical doctor or mental health professional (collectively
referred to as the health care provider) who will conduct the examination and shall be
responsible for the cost of the examination and all related laboratory tests and other
diagnostic procedures.
2. The Company may submit to the examining health care provider an impartial written
explanation of the circumstances giving rise to the request for the examination. The Flight
Attendant shall be provided a copy of the Companys explanation at the same time the
Company submits the explanation to the health care provider.
3. If the Companys examining health care provider recommends that the Flight Attendant be
examined by a specialist(s), the Flight Attendant shall be referred to the specialist(s). The
Flight Attendant shall be examined by the specialist(s) at the Companys expense. The
Flight Attendant shall receive a written explanation of the reasons for the further
examination if she/he so requests. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Company
from making an initial referral to a specialist(s).
4. Records of any examinations, laboratory and x-ray reports, or other diagnostic procedures
shall be maintained by the examining health care provider(s). Any information obtained
by or as a result of such examination(s) shall be strictly confidential between the examining
health care provider(s) and the Flight Attendant and shall not be divulged to any other
person without the specific written permission of the Flight Attendant except as provided
in Paragraph A.6, below. The Flight Attendant shall receive copies of all evaluations,
reports, diagnostic interpretations, and test results at the Companys expense.
5. The examining specialist(s), if used, shall notify the Companys health care provider, in
writing, of only those medical condition(s) that directly relate to the Flight Attendants
ability to perform the essential functions of her/his position.
6. The Companys health care provider or examining specialist(s), if used, shall also advise
the Company, to the extent requested to do so, as to the nature of the illness or injury; any
restrictions required in connection with the injury or illness; and the estimated date of
return to active flight status. No other information shall be provided to or requested by the
Company.
7. A copy of the written report(s) and finding(s) provided upon receipt by the health care
provider(s) or specialist(s) to the Company shall also be provided to the Flight Attendant
by the health care provider(s) or specialist(s). If the health care provider fails to provide
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the report(s) and finding(s), the Company shall provide the report(s) and finding(s) to the
Flight Attendant, upon request.
B. The Company will conduct any examination provided for in this Section in the metropolitan
area in which the Flight Attendant resides, unless the Company is unable to locate a suitable
health care provider to conduct such examination. If it is not possible for the Company to
provide the examination in the area in which the Flight Attendant resides, the Company will
furnish the Flight Attendant with round-trip positive space transportation over the Companys
system from the US Airways station nearest her/his residence to the location of the health care
provider. A Flight Attendant shall be provided lodging, transportation for travel from the
airport to/fromthe location of the health care provider and reimbursement for reasonable actual
meals.
If the Flight Attendant drives to the site of the examination, excluding any travel to reach the
US Airways station nearest the Flight Attendants residence for the purpose of air travel, the
Company shall reimburse the Flight Attendant for transportation at IRS minimum rates,
reasonable actual meals and lodging, if she/he must travel more than twenty-five (25) miles
from her/his residence to the site of the examination.
C. A Flight Attendant may appeal the Company health care providers determination in the
following manner:
1. The Flight Attendant, at her/his own expense, may retain a qualified health care provider
(one whose medical practice or specialization is consistent with the findings made by the
Companys health care provider) of her/his own choosing to examine the Flight Attendant
to confirm or refute the results of the initial examination by the Companys health care
provider.
2. The Flight Attendant shall sign a release and the Companys health care provider
immediately shall forward her/his complete medical file to the Flight Attendants health
care provider prior to the subsequent examination.
3. The Flight Attendants health care provider shall forward a written report outlining the
results of the second examination to the Companys health care provider for review. If the
Companys and Flight Attendants health care providers make the same determination
regarding the Flight Attendants fitness for duty, there shall be no further review of the
case.
4. In the event the findings of the Flight Attendants health care provider disagree with those
of the Companys health care provider, at the Flight Attendants option, the Company and
the Flight Attendant shall jointly request, in writing, that the two health care providers
agree upon and appoint a third qualified and disinterested health care provider who is a
specialist in the appropriate field of medicine to conduct an independent examination, of
the Flight Attendant. At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled independent
examination, the neutral health care provider shall be given copies of the Flight Attendants
medical files and all other reports and films relied on by the Companys and Flight
Attendants health care providers in making their determinations.
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5. The neutral health care provider shall then examine the Flight Attendant and shall provide
the parties respective health care providers with a written report no later than ten (10)
business days from the date of the examination. The medical dispute shall be settled on
the basis of such findings and the parties agree to be bound by the determination made by
the neutral health care provider regarding the Flight Attendants fitness for duty.
6. The Flight Attendant and the Company shall each pay one half of the costs of the
independent examination.
D. In connection with the procedures in Paragraphs A. and C., above, if a Flight Attendant is
withheld from service under the provisions of those Paragraphs and it is subsequently
determined by the Company or the neutral health care provider that the Flight Attendant was
actually fit to perform her/his duties, the Company shall take the following actions:
1. When a Flight Attendant is removed from flying status by the Company as a result of
her/his failure to pass the Companys medical examination and appeals such action under
the provisions of this Section, she/he shall, if such action is proven to be unwarranted as
provided in this Section, be paid retroactively for time lost, the amount which she/he would
have ordinarily earned, based on a six month average as an active Flight Attendant, had
she/he been continued on flight status during such period.
2. If the Flight Attendant used any sick leave or vacation time while she/he was held out of
service, such time shall be restored to the Flight Attendants sick leave and vacation banks.
3. The Flight Attendant will be provided lost benefit accruals (i.e., sick leave, vacation, 401k
match, applicable passes if any, FICA, and other wage taxes and insurance premiums).
4. All references to the medical dispute shall be removed from the Flight Attendants
personnel file and Flight Service file.
E. GENERAL
1. Any examination conducted under the provisions of this Section shall be performed within
ten (10) business days of the receipt of the applicable written notification of the
examination. Reasonable additional time shall be afforded to the examining health care
provider so that she/he can receive and evaluate the results of special laboratory, x-ray, or
other necessary tests. The parties may mutually agree, in writing, to waive or extend the
time limits set forth above.
2. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to undergo any examination under the provisions
of this Section within twelve (12) hours before or after a duty period.
3. Medical or mental health information obtained under the provisions of this Section shall
be collected and maintained in separate medical files by the Company and shall be treated
as confidential medical records consistent with the record keeping requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or FMLA.
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4. When required by a court order or other legal requirement to release medical information,
the Flight Attendant shall be notified of such action before the Company complies with the
court order.
5. Nothing herein shall prevent the Company from rendering first aid or medical service to a
Flight Attendant in the event of illness or injury.
6. In the event a Flight Attendant is determined to be unfit to perform Flight Attendant duties
as a consequence of the procedures described in Paragraphs A. and C., above, the Flight
Attendant may, at her/his option, receive Sick Leave benefits in accordance with Section
9, Sick Leave, from the date withheld from service.
7. This Section does not preclude any requirements by the Companys insurance
administrators for additional medical examination and/or information related to benefit
coverage, eligibility, and/or continuation.
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SECTION 29 - TRAINING
A. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to pay for training required or conducted by the
B. The Company may conduct training at various crew bases. CO AGREED 5/13/14
C. Daily training periods shall not exceed nine hours (9:00), excluding a lunch period. Except
during extraordinary circumstances when simulators/mock-ups are not available and that
portion of training is required on the aircraft, training shall not be scheduled to begin between
2200 and 0600. Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14
D. BIDDING AND ASSIGNMENT
1. The Company will implement an electronic bidding system for the scheduling of training.
Such bids will be processed in seniority order and will allow the Flight Attendant to buddy
bid. Results will be posted prior to the opening of the monthly PBS bid. Training dates
awarded will be placed on each Flight Attendants line as a pre-planned absence. CO
AGREED 5/13/14
a. Electronic training bid packages, including bidding instructions, shall be distributed
through an electronic bidding system to all Flight Attendants. The training bid package
shall contain a list identifying biddable training events. Agreed per Company
Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14
b. Flight Attendants shall bid for training prior to the 8
th
of the month preceding the
training base month. Flight Attendants will be supplied training material two (2)
months prior to her/his base month. CO AGREED 5/13/14
c. When more than one (1) training day is required, a Flight Attendant will be required to
bid for training as consecutive days, if applicable. CO AGREED 5/13/14
d. A Flight Attendant shall submit a bid for training or have a standing bid on file
indicating her/his bid preferences for training. CO AGREED 5/13/14
e. In the event special training is mandated by the Company, Federal Aviation
Administration or other governmental agency where classroom training is required,
training periods shall be made available for bid. This Paragraph shall not apply to such
training where insufficient time exists for a Flight Attendant to bid. CO AGREED
5/13/14
f. Preference for training dates shall be considered in accordance with seniority however
priority to fulfill training during the base month shall be the objective of the electronic
bidding system during the training award. Training dates awarded or assigned to a
Flight Attendant shall be designated as planned absences in PBS. CO AGREED
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g. A Flight Attendant who fails to bid or bids insufficiently her/his training will be
assigned in seniority order. CO AGREED 5/13/14
h. In the event that training classes are not sufficient to accommodate scheduling those
Flight Attendants who require training during their base month, training shall be made
in seniority order during the grace month with priority given to fulfilling the
requirement for training of those Flight Attendants bidding in their grace month. CO
AGREED 5/13/14
2. A Flight Attendant will not be assigned to training on a vacation day but may elect to attend
training during her/his scheduled vacation. CO AGREED 5/13/14
3. A Flight Attendants base month may only be changed by the Company. Notification of
such change will be provided promptly to the Flight Attendant. The Company will make
every effort to resolve base month imbalances through the distribution of the base month
assignments to newly hired Flight Attendants. If necessary, the parties agree to a one-time
realignment of base month assignment following American Airlines/US Airways
operational integration. The Company will offer the opportunity to change months in
seniority order. If there are insufficient volunteers, the Company shall use inverse
seniority. CO AGREED 5/14/14
4. A Flight Attendant on a leave of absence may, upon request, attend training, if approved
in advance by the Flight Service Department. CO AGREED 5/13/14
5. A day in training, including any day(s) of travel between crew base and training when
required by the Company, will not be considered a day off for purposes of the minimum
days off provisions of this Agreement. A Flight Attendant, who, because of training, would
receive less than the minimumdays off will, upon request, receive another minimumday(s)
off pursuant to this Agreement. CO AGREED 5/13/14
6. Trips/Training Conflicts
a. Any training dates awarded or assigned shall be placed in a Flight Attendants PBS bid
as a preplanned activity and her/his PBS award shall not create a conflict with her/his
awarded or assigned training date(s). CO AGREED 5/13/14
b. If the Flight Attendant is illegal to originate a pairing subsequent to a training event,
due to circumstances beyond her/his control, the provision relating to Illegal Through
No Fault, Section 10, Scheduling, shall apply. Agreed per Company Comprehensive
Proposal 9/18/14
c. If actual operations cause a Reserves training day to be extended into her/his Moveable
Day, Section 12, Reserve, Paragraph B.3.e., shall apply. If actual operations cause a
Reserves training day to be extended into her/his Golden Day, Section 12, Reserve,
Paragraph D. shall apply. CO AGREED 5/13/14
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d. If through no fault of the Flight Attendant, a Flight Attendant is assigned training which
conflicts with her/his assigned pairing the Flight Attendant shall be dropped from the
pairing(s) that conflicts with training. The Flight Attendant shall not be obligated to
make up the time. Pay protection will not apply. CO AGREED 5/13/14
7. A Flight Attendant assigned a training date pursuant to Paragraph D.1., above, may switch
to any available training opening that does not create a conflict. The request must be
submitted at least five (5) business days prior to her/his scheduled training date. CO
AGREED 5/13/14
8. Flight Attendants may trade training dates that fall within the same bid month with each
other. All trades must be submitted via an automated process or to Training Registration
no later than 0900 HBT on the business day prior to the training date(s). If training falls
on a Sunday or Monday, the trade must be processed no later than the business day before
the training date. Trades will not be approved if they create a scheduling conflict, are not
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or are not in compliance with applicable
FARs. CO AGREED 5/13/14
E. TRAINING PAY
1. A Flight Attendant shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75.00) pay for recurrent training. If
Distance Learning is substituted for a day of recurrent training, the Flight Attendant shall
be paid seventy-five dollars ($75.00) pay for the Distance Learning. Agreed per Company
2. A Flight Attendant shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75.00) pay for each day of non-
recurrent classroom training. Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14
3. A Flight Attendant shall receive the following pay for non-recurrent Distance Learning as
determined by the amount of time a Flight Attendant would reasonably take to complete
the training: up to 2 hours - $25.00, 2:01 hours-4:00 hours - $50.00, 4:01-8:00 hours -
$75.00. Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14
4. A Flight Attendant who reports to the airport for her/his scheduled deadhead to training,
including a scheduled deadhead from her/his residence as specified in Paragraph H.1.,
below, and the flight fails to operate or is delayed so that the Flight Attendant will not be
able to attend training or arrive home within the sixteen (16) hour limitation will receive a
minimum of three (3) hours pay and credit, provided an alternate deadhead flight and
training class is not available within the sixteen (16) hour limitation, determined by the
check-in time for the original flight. CO AGREED 5/13/14
a. Subsequent Recurrent Because of Failure
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The provisions of this Section 29.E shall not apply when a Flight Attendant is
required to attend a subsequent Recurrent program because of her/his failure to
satisfactorily complete the initial Recurrent program.
b. This Paragraph E., shall not be applicable to base indoctrination.
F. EXPENSES
1. A Flight Attendant awarded or assigned to recurrent training away from her/his crew base
shall be paid per diem in accordance with Section 4 for all hours away from her/his crew
base. If the Flight Attendant opts to travel from her/his residence, the per diem shall be
provided as if she/he traveled from her/his crew base. Agreed per Company
2. A Flight Attendant awarded or assigned to training at her/his crew base shall be paid per
diem in accordance with Section 4, Expenses, for all actual hours in training, excluding
Distance Learning. Agreed per Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14
3. When a Flight Attendant travels to another crew base for training she/he shall be eligible
for transportation in accordance with Section 6. A Flight Attendant will be eligible for
lodging in accordance with Section 6 when: CO AGREED 5/13/14
a. For each overnight between training classes, when two (2) or more consecutive days of
training are scheduled. CO AGREED 5/13/14
b. At the Flight Attendants request, when the combination of scheduled travel with
deadheading to and from crew base to training and training time exceeds sixteen (16)
hours, including check-in and check-out. CO AGREED 5/13/14
c. If an event beyond the control of the Flight Attendant, e.g., flight cancellation, irregular
operations, weather, class runs late, extends the combination of travel and training
beyond the sixteen (16) hour limitation as specified in Paragraph D., above, the
Company shall provide a single hotel room in accordance with Section 6, for such
Flight Attendant. Lodging shall be obtained by contacting __________. Agreed per
Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14
G. DISTANCE LEARNING
1. One day of recurrent training may be scheduled as Distance Learning. The Flight
Attendant will complete the Distance Learning prior to the commencement of recurrent
training. CO AGREED 5/13/14
2. The total number of hours required to complete any Distance Learning shall not exceed
eight (8) hours. CO AGREED 5/13/14
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3. The Company may require the Flight Attendant to complete Distance Learning as a
computer based program on an annual basis. The Company will provide all necessary
materials or computer programs to Flight Attendants at no cost at least two (2) months prior
to recurrent training. The Flight Attendant shall be able to access such program on her/his
home computer. The Company will provide an electronic copy of a study guide covering
the materials that the Flight Attendant will be tested on during recurrent training. CO
AGREED 5/14/14
4. The Flight Attendant shall be paid for Distance Learning and/or any required videos in
excess of twenty (20) minutes as specified in Paragraph E.1., above. Agreed per
Company Comprehensive Proposal 9/18/14
5. In each crew base, the Company will make available at the airport an adequate number of
technologically suitable computers located in an area suitable for study and the completion
of CBT. (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v 7_8.14.14)
H. DUTY AND REST FOR TRAINING
1. The combination of travel while deadheading to and fromcrewbase to training and training
time will not exceed sixteen (16) hours without an intervening rest as specified in
Paragraph H.2., below, except at the Flight Attendants option. The sixteen (16) hour
period will start at the beginning of the training class or, if deadheading to training, at
check-in for the deadhead flight to training. The sixteen (16) hour period will end at the
conclusion of training or, if deadheading from training, at the check-out from the deadhead
flight. CO AGREED 5/13/14
2. Each Flight Attendant will receive rest for training as follows. Rest will start at check-out
from the deadhead flight or the end of training. Rest will end at check-in for the deadhead
flight or at the start of training. CO AGREED 5/13/14
a. Prior to training in crew base or check in for the deadhead flight from her/his crew base
to training, the Flight Attendant will receive any minimum crew base rest associated
with the trip the Flight Attendant flew immediately prior to training or associated with
a Reserve assignment.* CO AGREED 5/13/14
b. If the Flight Attendant is required to deadhead from her/his crew base to training the
day prior to training and is required to overnight, she/he shall receive the minimum out
of crew base rest prior to training.** CO AGREED 5/13/14
c. Minimum crew base rest after the end of training.** CO AGREED 5/13/14
d. Minimum crew base rest after check out from the deadhead flight back to her/his crew
base.** CO AGREED 5/13/14
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e. If a Flight Attendant is required to deadhead back to her/his crew base the day after
training, she/he shall receive the minimum out of crew base rest prior to the deadhead
flight.** CO AGREED 5/13/14
*A Flight Attendant may elect to reduce this rest to the FAR minimums.
**A Flight Attendant may waive these rest requirements.
3. When scheduling a pairing after completing training, if eight (8) hours rest is not obtained
following training, the hours of training are counted as duty time and added to the duty
time of the trips first duty period. This continuous duty period from the start of training
through the end of the first duty period of the pairing cannot be scheduled to exceed
fourteen (14) hours. CO AGREED 5/13/14
I. MISCELLANEOUS
1. A Flight Attendant who elects to drop a trip because she/he is not receiving the required
rest as provided in Paragraph H., above, shall make every effort to contact Crew
Scheduling prior to returning to her/his crew base, but in no case later than upon her/his
arrival at her/his crew base. CO AGREED 5/13/14
2. A Reserve Flight Attendant will not be required to take a trip on the same day she/he
attends training. CO AGREED 5/13/14
3. A Flight Attendant will not be required to fly and attend training for more than six (6)
consecutive days unless the six (6) consecutive day period either contains or is followed
by a consecutive twenty-four (24) hours free from all duty. Such twenty-four (24) hours
shall be actual hours and shall be calculated from the time of check-out to check-in. CO
AGREED 5/13/14
a. At the Flight Attendants option, training may be scheduled immediately following any
combination of six (6) days of reserve availability, training and flight duty. However,
such Flight Attendant shall receive twenty-four (24) hours free from duty after training
before flight duty or return to reserve availability. CO AGREED 5/13/14
b. Flight duty may not be scheduled immediately following any combination of six (6)
days of reserve availability, training and flight duty. CO AGREED 5/13/14
4. A Flight Attendant is not required to complete International Service Qualification in order
to fly Non Transoceanic International. Union Agreed 5/15/14
J. TRAVEL TO AND FROM TRAINING
1. A Flight Attendant deadheading for the purpose of out-of-crew base training will be
provided positive space travel to and from the city where training is being conducted. At
the Flight Attendants option, this authorization may be from the city in which the Flight
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Attendant resides provided the city is served by American Airlines to the city where
training is being conducted, subject to the provision that at the time such booking is made,
a seat is available. Once booked under the process described above, such Flight Attendant
cannot be removed in an oversell situation or due to weight restrictions. CO AGREED
5/14/14
2. If the Flight Attendant opts to travel fromher/his residence, the sixteen (16) hour limitation
specified in Paragraph H.1., above, and the rest as provided in H.2., above, shall be
calculated as if the Flight Attendant traveled from her/his crew base. CO AGREED
5/13/14
K. Consistent with Company policy, cigarette smoking will be permitted outside of training
rooms, provided designated smoking areas are available and further provided such smoking is
not prohibited by applicable federal, state or local laws or Company policy. CO AGREED
5/13/14
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SECTION 30 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
A. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS
1. Purpose
a. Intent
The Dispute Resolution Process described herein is intended to create fundamental
changes in the method and manner of resolving disputes between the parties, and to
facilitate non-adversarial resolution of disputes, wherever possible. This process is
applicable to all disputes other than Presidential and Discharge Grievances.
b. Implementation/Training
To ensure the successful implementation of the Dispute Resolution Process, the
Company and the APFA agree that joint Alternative Dispute Resolution/Conflict
Resolution training shall be conducted for Company and APFA representatives as soon
as practicable after ratification of this Agreement. Each party shall be responsible for
any costs associated with travel, incidentals, and/or trip removals of their respective
participants for the initial training and any training conducted thereafter. The individual
or firm selected will also conduct Train the Trainer sessions so that ongoing training
for new Company and APFA personnel can be jointly presented by trained Company
and APFA representatives.
c. Railway Labor Act
Nothing within this Dispute Resolution Process is intended in any way to affect or
abridge the rights of any individual under the Railway Labor Act.
2. Types Of Disputes
a. Individual Dispute
An individual dispute (Individual Dispute) is defined as a dispute between a Flight
Attendant and the Company involving any action of the Company affecting her/him,
except discharge.
b. Group Dispute
A group dispute (Group Dispute) is defined as a dispute protesting any action of the
Company which affects those specifically named Flight Attendants at the same base
and in the same manner, e.g., scheduling or pay matter affecting all Flight Attendants
on a specific leg on a specific day. Any APFA representative shall be recognized by
the Company as the representative of a specific named group of Flight Attendants at
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her/his base for the purpose of submitting such dispute. The provisions of this
Paragraph A. shall apply to the processing of such Group Disputes.
c. Base Dispute
A base dispute (Base Dispute) is defined as a dispute protesting any action of the
Company affecting Flight Attendants at the base as a group. The local APFA
Chairperson or Acting Base Chairperson designated by the APFA, shall be recognized
by the Company as the representative of Flight Attendants at that base for the purpose
of submitting such dispute. The provisions of this Paragraph A. shall apply to the
processing of such Base Disputes.
3. Notice of Dispute
a. Filing
A Flight Attendant having such a dispute may file an abbreviated, informal document
termed a Notice of Dispute (hereinafter referred to as a NOD) in person or through an
APFA representative, within ten (10) days, exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays, after
becoming aware of such dispute. Such NOD shall be filed with the Manager of Flight
Service, or her/his designee. Any and all documents supporting the claim that are in
the possession of the Flight Attendant or the APFA representative should be attached
to the NOD form at the time of filing.
b. Signature/Authorization
Such NOD must be signed by the individual Flight Attendant(s) affected who is filing
the dispute. If the NOD is submitted through an APFA representative, a signed
authorization must be submitted to the Company, designating the APFA as the
representative of the Flight Attendant(s) affected with respect to the dispute.
Employees covered by this Agreement may be represented at a Dispute Resolution
Conference by such person as they may choose and designate, and the Company may
be represented by such person as it may designate.
c. Distribution of NOD
Unless the APFA has filed the NOD on behalf of the Flight Attendant, the Company
shall provide a copy of the NOD to the local APFA Chairperson, or Acting Base
Chairperson designated by APFA, within five (5) working days of the Companys
receipt of the NOD.
4. Initial Informal Attempt to Reach Resolution
a. Discussion(s)/Initial Exchange of Documents
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After a NOD is filed, the Company, the Flight Attendant(s) and her/his APFA
representative should endeavor to discuss and resolve the dispute as soon as possible.
The parties will commence the exchange of all documents supporting their respective
positions at this point.
b. Resolution
Should the parties be successful in reaching a resolution to the dispute, the matter shall
be considered resolved and no further action shall be taken by the parties on the matter
except any action necessary to implement the terms of the resolution reached between
the parties. Such resolution shall be summarized on the NOD form and shall be
provided to the Flight Attendant and the APFA representative involved, or, if none, to
the local APFA Base Chairperson or acting Base Chairperson designated by the APFA.
c. Discussions/Resolution Off the Record/Non-Precedential
All matters discussed or decided prior to the Dispute Resolution Conference (DRC),
including resolutions, shall be off the record and shall have no precedential effect on
any other matter or be admissible or relied upon in any other matter. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the parties are not precluded from referring to such a resolution orally
and in general terms, and should not refer to specific bases or number of such
resolutions reached in other DRCS or initial informal discussions under this procedure.
5. Dispute Resolution Conference
a. Purpose
Should the initial attempts to reach resolution be unsuccessful, a meeting hereinafter
referred to as a Dispute Resolution Conference (DRC) shall be scheduled. The purpose
of the DRC shall be to attempt to reach an acceptable resolution of the dispute
informally.
b. Scheduling Coordination
The scheduling of a DRC shall be coordinated through the Flight Service Base
Managers office at the Flight Attendants base station.
c. DRC Held Within 30 Days
The DRC shall be held within thirty (30) days following receipt of the NOD at a time
and date mutually agreed upon, unless the parties otherwise agree.
d. Participants at DRC
Except as noted below, participants at the DRC shall be limited to the Flight
Attendant(s) who filed the NOD, her/his APFA representative, a Company
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representative and a Facilitator. In all matters involving an individual Flight
Attendants performance or attendance, or a personal matter, the Flight Attendant shall
be present at the DRC. In all other disputes, such as scheduling, contractual or other
policy issues, the Flight Attendant may elect not to attend the DRC and be represented
at the DRC by her/his APFA representative.
e. Summary of Issues
Prior to, or at the beginning of the DRC, the Flight Attendant, or her/his APFA
representative, shall briefly summarize on the NOD form the matter at issue and the
remedy sought. For Group or Base Disputes, as defined in Paragraphs 2.b. and c.
above, the APFA representative shall provide this summary on the NOD form.
f. Facilitator
i. Selection
The DRC shall be facilitated by the Flight Service Base Manager or her/his
designee, i.e., a peer Flight Service Manager. The Company shall select the
Facilitator, except that any individual who is or was materially involved in the
decision and/or the events leading to the NOD shall not be eligible to serve as the
Facilitator at the DRC for that NOD. The Company shall consider the
recommendation of the APFA grievance representative in the selection of the
Facilitator for a DRC.
ii. Role
The role of the Facilitator shall be non-adversarial. The Facilitator shall assist the
parties in fashioning an acceptable resolution to the dispute.
iii. Discussions with Facilitator - Off the Record/Non-Precedential
The Facilitator shall review all of the documents exchanged and presented by the
parties, and provide the parties with an opportunity to openly discuss the dispute.
All matters discussed or decided at the DRC, including recommendations, whether
accepted or rejected, and resolutions, shall be off the record and shall have no
precedential effect on any other matter or be admissible or relied upon in any other
matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties are not precluded from referring
to such a resolution or accepted recommendation orally and in general terms, and
should not refer to specific bases or number of such resolutions or accepted
recommendations reached in other DRCS or initial informal discussions under this
procedure.
g. Document Exchange
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At the DRC, the parties shall exchange all documents not previously exchanged
supporting their respective positions. This exchange should continue throughout the
process as documents become known to any of the parties, until such time as the dispute
is finally resolved in accordance with this Agreement. For confidentiality purposes,
and, at the option of either party, all names and other identifying information may be
expunged from any documents exchanged.
h. Resolution
i. If an agreement resolving the matter in dispute is reached by the parties during the
DRC, the Facilitator shall summarize the agreement on the NOD form.
ii. All participants at the DRC shall sign the agreement.
iii. The dispute shall be considered resolved and no further action shall be taken by the
parties on the matter except any action necessary to implement the terms of the
agreement reached between the parties.
iv. The Company shall provide a copy of the completed NOD form to the Flight
Attendant and the APFA representative involved, or, if none, to the local APFA
Base Chairperson or acting Base Chairperson designated by the APFA.
i. Failure to Resolve/Facilitators Recommendation
i. If no agreement resolving the matter in dispute is reached by the parties during the
DRC, the Facilitator shall issue a written, non-binding recommendation.
ii. The recommendation shall be issued as a separate document apart from the NOD
form.
iii. The Facilitator shall issue the recommendation at the conclusion of the DRC, unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties, and in no event shall the recommendation be
issued later than three (3) working days following the conclusion of the DRC.
iv. A copy of the recommendation, when issued, shall be provided to the Flight
Attendant(s), and to both the Company and the APFA locally.
j. Acceptance of Facilitators Recommendation-Notification/Confirmation
i. The Flight Attendant(s), or the APFA representative, as applicable, shall have five
(5) days exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays, from receipt of the Facilitators
recommendation to notify the Flight Service Base Manager, or her/his designee,
that the recommendation is accepted.
ii. In the case of an Individual or Group Dispute, the Flight Attendant(s) shall notify
the Flight Service Base Manager, or her/his designee, of her/his acceptance by:
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(a) signing the recommendation form indicating her/his acceptance and
returning the completed form to the Flight Service Base Manger, or
her/his designee;
(b) orally notifying the Flight Service Base Manager, or her/his
designee, either in person or by telephone; or
(c) authorizing her/his APFA representative to communicate to the
Flight Service Base Manager, or her/his designee, her/his
acceptance either orally or in writing.
iii. In the case of a Base Dispute, the APFA representative shall notify the Flight
Service Base Manager, or her/his designee, by:
(a) signing the recommendation form indicating her/his acceptance and
returning the completed form to the Flight Service Base Manager,
or her/his designee; or,
designee, either in person or by telephone.
iv. In all cases, the acceptance must be communicated within five (5) days, exclusive
of Saturdays and Sundays, from receipt of the Facilitators recommendation. In all
cases where the Flight Attendant, or the APFA representative, as applicable, has
communicated her/his acceptance orally, such acceptance must be confirmed in
writing to the Flight Service Base Manager, or her/his
designee.
v. Once acceptance is received, the NOD shall be considered resolved and no further
action shall be taken by the parties on the matter except any action necessary to
implement the terms of the recommendation.
vi. A copy of the signed recommendation form and acceptance of the recommendation
shall be provided by the Flight Service Base Manager, or her/his designee, to each
of the parties, and to the APFA representative involved, or, if none, to the local
APFA Chairperson or Acting Base Chairperson designated by the APFA.
k. Rejection of Facilitators Recommendation - Notification/Confirmation
i. In the case of an Individual or Group Dispute, the Flight Attendant(s) shall notify
the Flight Service Base Manager, or his/her designee, of her/his rejection by:
(a) signing the recommendation form indicating her/his rejection and
returning the completed form to the Flight Service Base Manager,
or her/his designee;
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designee, either in person or by telephone; or,
(c) authorizing her/his APFA representative to communicate to the
Flight Service Base Manager, or her/his designee, her/his rejection
either orally or in writing.
ii. In the case of a Base Dispute, the APFA Representative shall notify the Flight
Service Base Manager, or her/his designee, of her/his rejection by:
(a) signing the recommendation form indicating her/his designee, of
her/his rejection and returning the completed form to the Flight
Service Base Manager, or her/his designee; or
designee, either in person or by telephone.
iii. In the event the Flight Attendant or APFA Representative, as applicable, provides
no response within ten (10) days, exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays, following
receipt of the recommendation, the recommendation shall be deemed rejected and
dispute may be submitted to the System Board for adjudication.
iv. In any case where a recommendation has been rejected, the Company shall provide
a copy of the signed rejected recommendation to APFA Headquarters within five
(5) working days of receipt; or, if no written response is forthcoming within ten
(10) days, exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays, from issuance of the
recommendation, the Company shall notify APFA Headquarters in writing, within
five (5) working days, that such recommendation has been deemed rejected.
v. In all cases where a recommendation has been rejected, for record keeping
purposes, the Flight Attendant(s) or the APFA Representative, as applicable, shall
submit a signed copy of such rejection within thirty (30) days following receipt of
the recommendation.
l. Observers at a DRC
i. The parties recognize that the attendance of an observer may affect the conduct and
informality of a DRC. Accordingly, as a rule, observers will not attend DRCs, but
in the event that an observer is in attendance, the following shall apply:
ii. A single observer for each side can attend a DRC for training purposes only either
as a trainee or as a trainer of a participant, as described herein.
iii. An individual who has filed a NOD shall have the right to exclude observers from
the DRC.
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iv. Unless otherwise mutually agreed, an individual is limited to attending one (1)
session of a DRC(s) as an observer trainee and only within that individuals
division. It is agreed that a session shall be limited to one (1) day.
v. A DRC shall not be rescheduled to accommodate the attendance of an observer.
vi. If either party elects to have an observer in attendance at a DRC, such party shall
notify the other party of the identity of such observer no later than three (3) days,
exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays, prior to the DRC. If the scheduling of the
DRC precludes such notice, then notice shall be given as soon as practicable.
vii. It is agreed that an observer at a DRC is not a participant. Therefore, such
individual may not speak or otherwise participate in the DRC or call for or
participate in breaks.
viii. If the observer does not comply with the conditions of this Letter of Agreement,
then at the request of any participant, the observer may be excluded.
6. Submission to System Board
Once the recommendation has been rejected, the NOD may be submitted as a grievance to
the System Board of Adjustment, as provided for in Section 31 of this Agreement. The
submission of a dispute to the System Board of Adjustment must be made within thirty
(30) days of APFA Headquarters receipt of the rejected recommendation. The submission
to the SystemBoard of Adjustment shall include a formal and specific grievance statement,
including the matter at issue and the remedy sought, the NOD, and a copy of all documents
exchanged to date.
7. Conversion of Individual, Group and Base Disputes to Presidential Grievances
At any time after a NOD is filed in accordance with Paragraph A of this Section, and prior
to submission to the System Board of Adjustment, APFA may determine that a particular
dispute involves a contractual or a policy issue which cannot be resolved at a local level
and should be converted to a Presidential Grievance. In such case, a formal and specific
statement of grievance shall be filed, and the dispute processed in accordance with the
Presidential Grievance procedures detailed herein. The Company may recommend that a
NOD is appropriate for conversion to a Presidential Grievance, and the APFA shall
consider the Companys recommendation.
B. DISCHARGE/PRESIDENTIAL GRIEVANCES
1. Discharge
a. Notification of Discharge/Request for Investigation and Hearing
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A Flight Attendant shall not be discharged from the service of the Company without
written notification of such action which shall contain the precise charges, nor without
an investigation and hearing thereon, provided that such Flight Attendant makes written
request for such investigation and hearing within ten (10) days, exclusive of Saturdays
and Sundays, after receipt of notification. A copy of such discharge will be sent to the
APFA Base Chairperson and the APFA Division Representative, simultaneously, with
employee notification, unless the employee being discharged requests otherwise.
i. Hearing Officer
Such written request for an investigation and hearing shall be addressed to, and
such hearing conducted by, the Managing Director, Flight Service, or her/his
designee.
ii. Investigation and Hearing Held Within 10 Days
Such investigation and hearing shall be held within ten (10) days, exclusive of
Saturdays and Sundays, of the receipt of the Flight Attendants written request
therefor.
b. Hearing
At the hearing, both parties shall present an explanation of their respective positions by
describing the evidence and setting forth their arguments. The Company shall present
its explanation first. Should either party desire to call a witness or witnesses to give
testimony in support of her/his respective position, such witness shall be subject to
questioning by the other party
c. Document Exchange
Documents supporting the respective positions of the parties may be exchanged at the
hearing at the option of either party. For confidentiality purposes, and, at the option of
either party, all names and other identifying information may be expunged from any
documents exchanged. It was agreed, that in a spirit of cooperation and in an effort to
promote a mutually respectful and trusting working relationship, the Company and
APFA will encourage their representatives to fully exchange all documents used in
support of their respective positions at all First Level Discharge Hearings. Should a
problemsubsequently develop as a result of this exchange of information, the Company
and/or the APFA may elect not to exchange such information at First Level Hearings
in the future, at either parties option, consistent with the terms of the Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
d. Decision
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The official conducting the hearing shall render a decision as soon as possible but no
later than ten (10) days, exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays, after the close of such
hearing.
e. Appeal
If the decision of the Managing Director, Flight Service, or her/his designee, is not
satisfactory to the Flight Attendant, the matter may be appealed to the American
Airlines Flight Attendant System Board of Adjustment as provided for in Section 31 of
this Agreement provided said appeal must be submitted within thirty (30) days of
receipt of the decision of the Managing Director, Flight Service, or her/his designee.
f. Withhold from Service
A Flight Attendant may be held out of service by the Company pending such
investigation, hearing and the appeals therefrom.
g. Exoneration
i. Reinstatement
If, as a result of any hearing or appeal therefrom, as provided herein, a Flight
Attendant is exonerated, s/he shall, if s/he has been held out of service, be reinstated
without loss of seniority and shall be paid for such time lost in an amount which
s/he would have ordinarily earned had s/he been continued in service during such
period.
ii. Personnel Record
If, as a result of any hearing, or appeal therefrom, as provided herein, the Flight
Attendant shall be exonerated, the personnel record shall be cleared of the charges.
2. Presidential Grievances
a. Filing
The President of the APFA may protest, in writing, to the Vice-President, Employee
Relations, of the Company any action of the Company or any alleged misapplication
or misinterpretation of this Agreement within forty-five (45) days after such alleged
action, misapplication or misinterpretation has been ascertained.
b. Decision
The Vice President of Labor Relations shall evaluate such grievance and render a
decision, in writing, within twenty (20) days after it has been received.
c. Appeal
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If the decision of the Vice President, Labor Relations is not satisfactory, an appeal may
be made, in writing, within twenty (20) days to the System Board of Adjustment, as
provided in Section 31 of this Agreement.
3. General
a. Failure to Appeal Within Time Limits
If any decision made by the Company under the provisions of this Section is not
appealed by the Flight Attendant(s) affected within the time limits prescribed herein
for such appeals, the decision of the Company shall become final and binding.
b. Time Limits
It is agreed by the parties hereto that the periods of time for hearings, decisions and
appeals, established in this Section, shall be considered as maximum periods of time
and that when hearings, decisions and appeals can be handled in a period of time less
than the maximum time stipulated, every effort will be made to expedite such cases.
c. Stenographic Reports
When it is mutually agreed that a stenographic report is to be taken of the investigation
and hearing, in whole or in part, the cost will be borne equally by both parties to the
dispute. In the event it is not mutually agreed that a stenographic report of the
proceedings shall be taken, any written record available taken of such investigation and
hearing shall be furnished to the other party to the dispute upon request, provided that
the cost of such written record so requested shall be borne equally by both parties to
the dispute.
d. Representation at Hearings
Employees covered by this Agreement may be represented at hearings by such person
or persons as they may choose and designate, and the Company may be represented by
such person or persons as it may designate. Evidence may be presented either orally
or in writing, or both, and through witnesses.
e. Grievance Matters to be in Writing
All matters handled under the procedure provided for in Paragraph B. of this Section
shall be in writing and shall be signed by the employee or a representative designated
by her/him, and all decisions shall be in writing
f. Representatives/Witnesses
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When, under the operation of this Agreement, a Flight Attendant is chosen to act as the
representative of, or witness for, another Flight Attendant against whom charges have
been proferred, such Flight Attendant shall, when the requirements of the service
permit, be given leave of absence of a time sufficient to permit her/him to appear as
such representative or witness.
g. Submission to the System Board
All submissions to the System Board of Adjustment shall be made in accordance with
the provisions of Section 31 of this Agreement.
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SECTION 31 -SYSTEM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
A. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
In compliance with Section 204, Title II, of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, there is hereby
established a System Board of Adjustment for the purpose of adjusting and deciding disputes
which may arise under the terms of this Agreement and which are properly submitted to it,
which Board shall be known as the American Airlines Flight Attendant System Board of
Adjustment, hereinafter referred to as the System Board.
B. JURISDICTION OF THE SYSTEM BOARD
1. General
a. Scope
The SystemBoard as constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall
have jurisdiction over disputes between any employee covered by this Agreement and
the Company growing out of grievances or out of interpretation or application of any
of the terms of this Agreement. The jurisdiction of the System Board shall not extend
to proposed changes in hours of employment, rates of compensation, or working
conditions covered by existing agreements between the parties hereto.
b. Definitions. As used in the Section:
i. Arbitration Hearing is defined as a meeting of the System Board held for the
purpose of adjusting and deciding disputes which may arise under the terms of this
Agreement.
ii. Session is defined as a series of arbitration hearings held for the purpose of
adjusting and deciding Individual, Group and Base disputes pending before the
Quarterly System Board as defined in 2.a. below.
iii. Executive Session is defined as any meeting of the System Board wherein the
participants are limited to the members of the System Board.
2. System Board Consideration of a Dispute
a. Individual, Group and Base Disputes
The System Board shall consider and have jurisdiction over any Individual, Group or
Base dispute, as defined in Section 30 of this Agreement, properly submitted to it by
the President of the APFA in accordance with the terms provided for in this Agreement.
Regular sessions of the System Board shall be scheduled once each quarter for the
purpose of considering all Individual, Group and Base disputes properly submitted to
the System Board when such disputes have not been previously settled in accordance
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with the terms provided for in this Agreement. Such regularly scheduled sessions,
hereinafter referred to as the Quarterly SystemBoard, shall take place once each quarter
provided that there are such disputes filed with the System Board for consideration.
The Quarterly System Board shall continue in session until all such disputes before it
have been considered unless otherwise mutually agreed upon.
b. Other Disputes
The System Board shall consider any other dispute properly submitted to it by the
President of the APFA or by the Company when such dispute has not been previously
settled in accordance with the terms provided for in this Agreement.
C. AUTHORITY OF THE SYSTEM BOARD
1. Decisions
Decisions of the System Board in all disputes properly referable to it shall be final and
binding upon the parties thereto.
2. Majority Vote
A majority vote of all members of a System Board shall be competent to make a decision.
3. All Judgments Rendered Without Prejudice
It is understood and agreed that each and every System Board Member shall be free to
discharge his/her duty in an independent manner, without fear that his/her relations with
the Company or with the employees may be affected in any manner by any action taken by
him/her in good faith in his/her capacity as a System Board Member.
D. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE SYSTEM BOARD
1. Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner
There is hereby established the position of Commissioner of the System Board and the
position of Deputy Commissioner of the SystemBoard. The Commissioner and the Deputy
Commissioner are hereby deemed the Administrative Officers of the System Board.
2. Terms of Office
The Vice President of the APFA and the Vice President of Labor Relations, or their
respective designees, shall act as the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner of the
System Board. The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner once designated shall
serve for one (1) year or until a successor has been duly appointed and designated. The
office of Commissioner shall be filled and held alternately by the APFA and by the
Company. When the APFA is acting as the Commissioner, the Company shall act as the
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Deputy Commissioner for the System Board, and vice versa.
3. Duties and Authority
a. Administrative Duties
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner shall be charged with coordinating
the administrative functions of the System Board, including the appointment of
arbitrators and the scheduling of arbitration hearing dates. The Commissioner and
Deputy Commissioner shall have the right to delegate some or all of their
responsibilities or duties to a designee, provided such delegation is promptly
communicated to the other party.
b. Record Keeping
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner shall maintain a complete record of
all disputes submitted to the System Board for its consideration and of all findings and
decisions made by it.
c. Expenses of the System Board
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner, acting jointly, shall have the
authority to incur such expenses, as in their judgment, may be deemed necessary for
the proper conduct of the business of the System Board, and such expenses shall be
borne one-half (1/2) by each of the parties hereto.
E. COMPOSITION OF THE SYSTEM BOARD
1. Appointment of Three (3) Member System Board
The System Board, in a given dispute(s) shall consist of three (3) members; one (1) of
whom shall be appointed by APFA; one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Company,
and one (1) of whom shall be an arbitrator appointed in accordance with the provisions of
this Section. Such appointees shall be known as System Board Members.
2. Invocation of Five (5) Member System Board
If either the APFA or the Company desires in a given dispute(s) a SystemBoard comprised
of two (2) Company members, two (2) APFA members, and the appointed arbitrator, such
party shall invoke such System Board upon ten (10) days written notification to the
opposing party. The invocation of a five (5) member System Board from time to time on
a case by case basis shall not constitute cause for dispensing with the provisions of 1. above
in any other dispute(s).
F. CHAIRPERSON OF THE SYSTEM BOARD
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In a dispute properly submitted to the System Board, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner
and the Deputy Commissioner to endeavor to reach agreement on the appointment of an
arbitrator to sit as a member of the SystemBoard and to serve as its Chairperson for the purpose
of reaching a final decision on the dispute(s) pending before the System Board. The
Chairperson shall preside at all arbitration hearings and Executive Sessions of the System
Board involving such dispute(s) and shall have a vote in connection with all actions taken by
the System Board on that dispute(s).
G. APFA AND COMPANY SYSTEM BOARD MEMBERS
1. Leaves of Absence and Travel
APFA and Company System Board Members who are employees of the Company shall be
granted necessary leaves of absence for the performance of their duties as System Board
Members. So far as space is available, System Board Members shall be furnished free
transportation over the lines of the Company for the purpose of attending arbitration
hearings and Executive Sessions of the System Board, to the extent permitted by law.
2. Disposition of System Board Member Expenses
Each of the parties hereto will assume the compensation, travel expense and other expenses
of the System Board Members appointed by it.
3. Notification
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner shall each notify the other of the
individual(s) appointed to serve as System Board Members for a given dispute(s).
H. TERMS OF OFFICE - SYSTEM BOARD MEMBERS
1. Quarterly System Board
The Quarterly System Board Members shall serve for one (1) year from the date of their
appointment or until their successors have been duly appointed. Quarterly System Board
Member vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided herein for the
appointment of the original Quarterly System Board Members.
2. Discharge and Presidential Grievances
The System Board Members charged with deciding Discharge and Presidential Grievances
shall serve on an ad hoc, case by case, basis.
I. SUBMISSION OF DISPUTES
1. Content of Submissions
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All disputes properly referred to the System Board for consideration shall be addressed to
the Commissioner. Five (5) copies of each petition, including all papers and exhibits in
connection therewith, shall be forwarded to the Commissioner who shall promptly transmit
one (1) copy thereof to the Deputy Commissioner and each member of the System Board.
Each submission shall include:
a. Individual, Group and Base Disputes
i. A formal and specific grievance statement, including:
(a) Question or questions at issue.
(b) Statement of facts.
(c) Remedy sought.
ii. Copies of all documents exchanged between the parties to date.
iii. Notice of Dispute.
b. Discharge and Presidential Grievances
i. Question or questions at issue.
ii. Statement of facts.
iii. Position of employee, employees or the APFA.
iv. Position of the Company.
v. Copies of all documents exchanged between the parties to date.
2. Joint and Separate Submissions
When possible, joint submissions should be made, but if the parties are unable to agree upon
a joint submission, then either party may submit the dispute and its position to the System
Board, provided however, that such separate submissions must be made within thirty (30)
days from the date of the Commissioners receipt of the original submission. No dispute
shall be considered by the System Board which has not first been handled in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement, including, as applicable, the rendering of a decision
or the issuing of a recommendation by the Company.
3. Company Petition
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, in no way shall the Companys right to file a
petition to the System Board be affected.
J. PANEL OF ARBITRATORS
1. Panel
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The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner shall endeavor to maintain at all times a
panel of eleven (11) arbitrators that are mutually acceptable to act as the Chairperson of the
System Board and from whom dates of availability are routinely obtained. Appointment of
an arbitrator as a System Board Member will be based upon mutual agreement, rotation and
availability.
2. Vacancy/Termination
If a vacancy occurs on this panel, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner will
endeavor to agree upon an arbitrator to fill such vacancy within thirty (30) days. Each
arbitrator shall serve as a member of this panel for an indefinite term; either the
Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner may cause the services of an arbitrator to be
terminated (except as to disputes already submitted to him/her) by giving written notice to
the other party and to the arbitrator.
3. Appointment of Ad Hoc Arbitrator
In the appointment of an arbitrator, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner should
attempt to reach agreement from among members of this panel, however, nothing in this
Section shall prohibit the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner from agreeing to utilize
an ad hoc arbitrator for a particular dispute(s).
K. APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATOR, LOCATION AND NOTICE OF HEARINGS
1. Quarterly System Boards
a. Chairperson/Standing Arbitrator
i. Appointment of Standing Arbitrator
The appointment of a standing arbitrator to chair the Quarterly System Boards for
the succeeding calendar year must be made no later than forty-five (45) days prior
to the end of the present calendar year.
ii. Termination
Either the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner may terminate the services
of a standing arbitrator after the first Quarterly System Board or any Quarterly
Session thereafter so long as such termination is made no later than sixty (60) days
prior to the next scheduled session of the Quarterly System Board. In such event,
the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner will promptly agree upon the
appointment of another arbitrator, either from the panel of arbitrators or an ad hoc
arbitrator, to Chair the Quarterly System Boards. Should the parties fail to reach
agreement within fifteen (15) days, the provisions prescribed herein will be utilized
to retain the services of an arbitrator for the remainder of the calendar year. The
newly appointed standing arbitrator will chair the next session of the Quarterly
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System Board, or if unavailable, the succeeding Quarterly System Board. If such
arbitrator is unavailable for part or all of that initial session of the Quarterly System
Board, during such period of unavailability, the parties will mutually agree upon an
arbitrator to temporarily chair that part of the Quarterly System Board for which
the newly appointed arbitrator is unavailable.
b. Location of Arbitration Hearings
The Quarterly System Board shall meet in the city where the General Offices of
American Airlines, Inc. are maintained, unless a different location is agreed upon by
the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner.
c. Notice of Arbitration Hearings/Docket
Upon receipt of notice of the submission of a dispute, the Commissioner shall set a date
for the arbitration hearing, which shall be at the time of the next regular session of the
Quarterly System Board and such dispute shall be considered docketed for hearing. If
the President of the APFA or the Vice President of Labor Relations consider the dispute
of sufficient urgency and importance, and the dispute has been docketed but not heard
due to time constraints during at least one (1) prior session of the Quarterly System
Board, either party may request an arbitration hearing at an earlier date. Such earlier
date shall be at such a time and place agreed upon by the Commissioner and Deputy
Commissioner, but not more than fifteen (15) days after such request for an arbitration
hearing is made. The Commissioner shall give the necessary notices, in writing, of
such arbitration hearing to the System Board Members and to the parties to the dispute.
d. Pre-Arbitration Conference
Prior to each session of the Quarterly SystemBoard, representatives fromHeadquarters
Flight Service, Labor Relations and the APFA will confer by phone, or in person if
mutually agreed upon, to review all grievances submitted to date. All parties will use
their best efforts to facilitate and expedite the processing of disputes before the System
Board.
e. QSB Protocol
In order to hear and resolve disputes in an expeditious manner, the parties have agreed
that the following procedures will apply:
(i) Arbitration hearings will begin each day at 9:00 a.m. and continue until all disputes
on the days docket have been heard, unless otherwise agreed to by the presenters.
(ii) The disputes will be heard in the order in which they appear on the days docket,
with the oldest dispute scheduled first.
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(iii) To expedite the hearing of each dispute by resolving preliminary procedural
matters prior to hearing, the presenters on each side will meet prior to the arbitration
hearing date to review and discuss all disputes to be heard, including all documents
to be introduced in the hearing, preliminary motions, etc. Presenters should openly
discuss their proposed dispute presentations in order to foster a full understanding
of the relative merits of each sides dispute. It is anticipated that this full and frank
exchange will expedite the hearing of these disputes and, wherever possible,
stimulate dispute resolutions prior to hearing.
The presenters will stipulate in writing to all facts and issues not in dispute,
including relevant Company policies, background information on the grievant and
all other witnesses, and any other uncontested information that is relevant to the
dispute. In the event the parties have filed separate submissions, the presenters
should attempt to agree to a joint statement of the issue. These stipulations are to
be submitted to the Quarterly System Board at the beginning of the hearing in each
dispute. Should written stipulations on a specific dispute not be accomplished by
the presenters prior to hearing, the Quarterly System Board will proceed with the
next dispute(s) in order on the docket pending the presenters completion of the
necessary stipulations.
(iv) Each presenter will use his/her best efforts to list his/her opening statement to five
(5) minutes, but in no event shall the opening statement exceed ten (10) minutes.
The closing summation shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.
(v) The Company and APFA agree that no taped or stenographic transcripts will be
taken during the first two (2) sessions of the Quarterly System Board convened
pursuant to this Agreement. Thereafter, as a rule, taped or stenographic transcripts
will not be taken.
(vi) The presenters will use oral closing summations rather than written briefs, unless
the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner mutually agree that written briefs
should be used in a specific case.
(vii)Decisions in each case will be issued on the day of the hearing, unless the Quarterly
System Board agrees otherwise. The Quarterly System Board will use best efforts
to limit Executive Sessions to thirty (30) minutes for each case.
All majority decisions of the Quarterly System Board will be final and binding and
made with precedent, unless otherwise noted by the Quarterly System Board in its
written decision.
f. Conversion to Presidential Grievance
(i) If, at any time prior to submission to the System Board, the APFA elects to convert
a particular Individual, Group or Base Dispute to a Presidential Grievance, the
procedures in Section 30 governing Presidential Grievances shall apply.
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(ii) If, after submission to the System Board, the APFA elects to convert a particular
Individual, Group or Base grievance to a Presidential Grievance, the grievance
shall, within forty-five (45) days of notice of conversion to the Company, be
scheduled for a Pre-Arbitration conference. Should the Company desire to file a
separate submission to the System Board, such submission shall be filed within
thirty (30) days following the date of the Pre-Arbitration Conference.
2. Discharge Grievances
a. Appointment of Arbitrator/Hearing Date
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner shall, within forty-five (45) days
from the date of APFAs submission, agree on the appointment of an arbitrator to chair
the System Board and schedule the arbitration hearing date of a Discharge grievance.
The scheduled hearing date may be outside this forty-five (45) day time limit.
b. Exception: Underlying Dispute
For a discharge grievance arising from an underlying policy or contractual dispute
which is currently pending between the Company and the APFA, the arbitration hearing
on the discharge may be held in abeyance until the policy or contractual dispute
between the Company and the APFA has been resolved in accordance with this
Agreement.
c. Location of Arbitration Hearing
In discharge disputes, the System Board shall meet in the city where the discharged
employee was based, unless otherwise agreed to by the Commissioner and the Deputy
Commissioner.
d. Notice of Arbitration Hearing/Docket
Discharge grievances shall be scheduled for arbitration hearing at such place and time
agreed upon by the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner. The Commissioner
shall distribute the necessary dockets, in writing, with the time and place of such
arbitration hearing, to the System Board Members and to the parties to the dispute.
3. Presidential Grievances
a. Headquarters Pre-Arbitration Conference
Within forty-five (45) days of APFAs submission of a Presidential Grievance to the
System Board, a Headquarters Pre-Arbitration Conference shall be held with the
President of the APFA or his/her designee(s) and the Vice President of Labor Relations,
or his/her designee(s). At such conference, the parties shall exchange all documents
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known to the parties at the time which are used in support of their respective positions.
For confidentiality purposes, and, at the option of either party, all names and other
identifying information may be expunged from any such documents exchanged.
b. Appointment of Arbitrator/Hearing Date
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner shall, within forty-five (45) days
from the date of APFAs request for arbitration, agree on the appointment of an
arbitrator to chair the System Board and schedule the arbitration hearing date of the
Presidential Grievance. The scheduled hearing date may be outside this forty-five (45)
day time limit.
c. Location of Arbitration Hearing
The System Board shall meet in the city where the General Offices of American
Airlines, Inc. are maintained, unless a different location is agreed upon by the
Commissioner and the Deputy.
d. Notice of Arbitration Hearing/Docket
Presidential Grievances shall be scheduled for an arbitration hearing at such place and
time agreed upon by the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner. The
Commissioner shall distribute the necessary dockets, in writing, with the time and place
of such hearing, to the System Board Members and to the parties to the dispute.
L. PROCEDURE FOR BREAKING DEADLOCK IN THE APPOINTMENT OF AN
ARBITRATOR
Should the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner fail to reach agreement on the
appointment of an arbitrator to chair an arbitration hearing(s) of the System Board as provided
in K.1.a. (1), K.2.a. and K.3.b. above, the Vice President of Labor Relations and the President
of the APFA, or their respective designees, shall, within ten (10) days of the expiration of the
time limits as provided in K.1.a. (1), K.2.a. and K.3.b. above, meet to review the reasons for
the failure of the parties to reach agreement on the appointment of the arbitrator, and to make
a final attempt to reach agreement prior to petitioning the National Mediation Board.
1. Petition to National Mediation Board
If, within ten (10) days of the meeting described above, the Vice President of Labor
Relations and the President of the APFA have failed to reach agreement on the appointment
of an arbitrator, the Commissioner shall petition the National Mediation Board for a list of
seven (7) arbitrators who, in addition to other credentials, are members of the National
Academy of Arbitrators. The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner will have thirty
(30) days from receipt of this list to appoint an arbitrator and schedule the hearing date.
2. Appointment of Arbitrator
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Through the process of elimination, with the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner
alternately striking an equal number of the arbitrators from the list supplied by the NMB,
an arbitrator will be appointed and the case set for hearing at the earliest possible date.
M. SCHEDULING AND POSTPONEMENTS OF ARBITRATION HEARINGS
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner agree to use their best efforts to schedule
arbitration hearings at the earliest practical date and to avoid and/or limit, whenever possible,
the number of postponements. Any delay in scheduling or postponement should be for good
cause, i.e., System Board Member, grievant, witness or presenter unavailability due to
sickness, injury, and/or vacation; presenter staffing considerations; or delays pending the
resolution of an outside hearing or resolution of a substantially identical dispute, etc.
N. STENOGRAPHIC REPORTS
When the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner mutually agree that a stenographic
report is to be taken of a hearing of the System Board, in whole or in part, the cost will be
borne equally by both parties to the dispute. In the event it is not mutually agreed that a
stenographic report of the proceedings shall be taken, any written record available taken of
such System Board hearing shall be furnished to the other party to the dispute upon request,
provided that the cost of such written record so requested shall be borne equally by the parties
to the dispute.
O. REPRESENTATION AND SUMMONING OF WITNESSES
1. Representation
Employees covered by this Agreement may be represented at System Board hearings by
such person or persons as they may choose and designate, and the Company may be
represented by such person or persons as it may choose and designate.
2. Witnesses
a. Summoning of Witnesses
i On request of individual members of the System Board, the System Board may, by
a majority vote, or shall at the request of either the APFA representative(s) or the
Company representative(s) thereon, summon any witnesses who are employed by
the Company and who may be deemed necessary by the parties in the dispute, or
by either party, or by the System Board itself, or by either group of representatives
constituting the Board.
ii The number of witnesses summoned at any one time shall not be greater than the
number which can be spared from the operation without interference with the
services of the Company.
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b. Disposition of System Board Witness Expenses
Each of the parties hereto will assume the compensation, travel expense and other
expenses of the witnesses called or summoned by it. So far as space is available,
witnesses who are employees of the Company shall receive free transportation over the
lines of the Company from the point of duty or assignment to the point at which they
must appear as witnesses, and return, to the extent permitted by law.
3. Leaves of Absence for Representatives/Witnesses
In a dispute before the System Board, when a Flight Attendant is chosen to act as the
representative of, or witness for, another Flight Attendant, such representative or witness
shall, when the requirements of the service permit, be given leave of absence of a time
sufficient to permit him/her to appear as such representative or witness.
P. EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS AND WITNESS LISTS
1. Formal Exchange
Thirty (30) days prior to the date set for an arbitration hearing, the representatives
designated by the parties shall exchange all documents they intend to enter in support of
their respective positions and make available, in writing, the names of all witnesses they
intend to summon whom they deem necessary to the dispute. Identifying information
expunged from previously exchanged documents for reasons of confidentiality will now
be exchanged with all information intact.
2. Additional Documents and Witnesses
Nothing herein shall require the representative of either party to present the aforementioned
documents or to summon the aforementioned witnesses during the course of the hearing,
nor shall the representatives of either party be restricted from entering documents or
summoning witnesses who become known subsequent to the thirty (30) day exchange.
Such additional documents and the names of such additional witnesses shall be exchanged
at the time such determination is made.
Q. EVIDENCE
Evidence may be presented at a System Board hearing either orally, or in writing, or both, and
through witnesses.
R. TIME LIMITS
It is agreed by the parties hereto that the periods of time established in this Section, shall be
considered as maximum periods of time and that when disputes can be handled in a period of
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time less than the maximum time stipulated, every effort will be made to expedite such
disputes.
S. STATEMENT OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, restrict, or abridge the rights or privileges accorded
either to the employees or to the employer, or to their duly accredited representatives, under
the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and the failure to decide a dispute under
the procedure established herein shall not, therefore, serve to foreclose any subsequent rights
which such law may afford or which may be established by the National Mediation Board by
orders issued under such law with respect to disputes which are not decided under the
procedure established herein.
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SECTION 32 - UNION BUSINESS
A. The Company shall provide each active Flight Attendant with a copy of this
Agreement, including any existing Side Letters of Agreement, printed and bound in a
convenient, durable booklet within ninety (90) days of the signing of this Agreement. A
jointly prepared On-Duty Contract Guide shall be distributed by the Company to all active
Flight Attendants. The Company shall consult with the APFA President regarding the
selection of a format, cover, and binding for the printed Agreement. Any Side Letters of
Agreement, signed after the effective date of this Agreement, shall be distributed by the
Company to all active Flight Attendants. Such letters, as jointly agreed to by the Union
and the Company, shall be posted to the Company intranet. Union Agreed 5/21/14
B. REPORTS
1. Active/Inactive Report
The Company shall provide the APFA President a sortable monthly electronic list
containing Flight Attendant names, employee numbers, addresses, primary phone contact
numbers, crew base, date of hire, status (i.e., active status, furlough, Company position,
Flight Attendants on Company business for a cumulative period of ninety (90) days,
probationary status, type of leave or other inactive status), date of commencement and
actual date of return from leave, and date of birth. This report shall be due by the 20th of
the month following the month being reported. CO AGREED 5/15/14
2. Monthly Attrition Report
The Company shall provide the APFA President a sortable monthly electronic list of Flight
Attendant resignations, retirements, termination and transfers. Such report shall be in
alphabetical order and reflect employee number, date of resignation, terminations or
transfer, the crew base from which the Flight Attendant was transferred and the crew base
where she/he is now located shall be noted. A Flight Attendant transferred to or from
management or other Company position shall be so identified. This report shall be due by
the 20th of the month following the month being reported. CO AGREED 5/15/14
3. Scheduling/Reserve Reports
The Company shall provide the APFA National President with Scheduling reports or
access to the information, as needed and as mutually agreed upon by the Company and
National Scheduling Chair. (Union Agreed 9/16/14)
C. A glass covered, locked bulletin board will be provided by the Company in the crew
lounges/Flight Service check-in facilities at each crew base for posting of Union notices.
Size and placement of such boards shall be determined by mutual agreement of the APFA
President and the Base Director/Manager. AGREED 5/15/14
D. Official APFA bulletins may be distributed in the Flight Attendants mailboxes if they
have been approved for such distribution by the appropriate Manager-Flight Service or
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her/his designee. AGREED 5/15/14
E. Union representatives shall be afforded an opportunity at the end of each new-hire Flight
Attendant training program to address the new-hire class for a maximum of two (2) hours.
AGREED 5/15/14
F. TRAVEL FOR UNION BUSINESS
Should the Company extend improvements in its union business pass policy to other union
representatives, such improvements shall likewise be extended to Union representatives.
G. MONTHLY UNION BUSINESS
a. of three hundred and fifty hours (350), plus applicable premiums, which may be shared
among Union representatives in any given month by designation of the APFA National
President. (Union Agreed 9/16/14) A request by the Union for the release of a Flight
Attendant from duty to conduct Union business shall be made to the Director of Crew
Scheduling or her/his designee. Such request(s) shall be made by the APFA National
President, any APFA National Officer or designee for Flight Attendant in her/his crew
base. The National or Base President or designee may supply the Company with a list of
Flight Attendants authorized to request her/his release from duty to conduct Union
business. Such requests for release shall be made to the Company as far in advance as
practicable. A request by the Union for the release of a Flight Attendant to conduct union
business will not be unreasonably denied. CO AGREED 9/15/14
b. A Lineholder removed from schedule to conduct Union business prior to the closing of
PBS will be paid a daily rate equal to the minimum day as pay and credit. After the closing
of PBS, a Lineholder removed to conduct Union Business on a day scheduled for duty will
receive a daily rate equal to the minimum day or trips missed. A Lineholder conducting
Union business on a day off will be paid an amount as determined by the Union and such
time will be paid as pay no credit. CO AGREED 9/15/14
c. A Reserve removed from schedule on a RSV day to conduct Union business will be paid
at a daily rate equal to the minimum day as pay and credit. A Reserve conducting Union
business on a day off will be paid an amount as determined by the Union and such time
will be paid as pay no credit. CO AGREED 9/15/14
d. The Company shall invoice the Union each month for flight pay loss in excess of the
amounts provided for in Paragraphs F.1., above. CO AGREED 9/17/14
e. The Union will not be invoiced for Flight Attendants released from duty:
i. To inspect hotels pursuant to Section 6.A.4., Crew Accommodations (inspections by
the Union in lieu of the Company). Union Agreed 9/16/14
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ii. To serve as an SSD Committee member for accident investigations pursuant to Section
34.H.2., Safety and Security Department (SSD). CO AGREED 9/15/14
iii. To attend the Scheduling Committee meetings pursuant to Section 10.A.2, Scheduling.
CO AGREED 9/15/14
f. A Flight Attendant dropping her/his line for the entire bid period shall receive a pay
purposes only (paper bid) line. CO AGREED 9/15/14
g. If any Company requested meeting is cancelled by the Company with less than two (2)
calendar days, the Company will reimburse the Union for flight pay loss for the cancelled
meeting day. CO AGREED 9/15/14
h. The Union shall be charged a fringe benefit override of 26% for the amounts invoiced to
the Union in accordance with Paragraph G.8., above. CO AGREED 9/15/14
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SECTION 33 - APFA EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS, AND DRUG AND ALCHOHOL TESTING
A. APFA EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (APFA EAP)
1. The Company shall, upon request, meet with members of the APFA EAP to discuss matters
pertaining to the parties respective employee assistance programs including but not limited to
alcohol/drug testing, mental health disorders, professional standards and critical incident stress
management concerns. CO AGREED 6/4/14
2. The Company agrees to provide the APFA EAP Committee copies of Flight Attendant work
group reports when provided by the vendor or other source but no less than twice a year on
EAP and behavioral health care access utilization and case management and CISM metrics.
CO AGREED 6/10/14
3. The APFA EAP shall be afforded an opportunity during each new-hire Flight Attendant
training program to address the new-hire class for up to thirty (30) minutes, as part of the new
hire training orientation pursuant to Section 32.E. UNION AGREED 6/5/14
A)
4. When Flight Service provides Company EAP contact information to a Flight Attendant they
shall also provide APFA EAP contact information to the Flight Attendant. The Company will
include APFA EAP contact information in written communications to the Flight Attendant
regarding disciplinary or dependability/availability issues. CO AGREED 6/4/14
B. DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
1. The Company may require a Flight Attendant to undergo d r u g a n d alcohol testing in
accordance with Company policy and/or as required by applicable federal, state, or local
laws and regulations. CO AGREED 6/4/14
2. All alcohol tests shall be performed in accordance with the procedural safeguards which
are no less than those currently in effect under the applicable DOT/FAA regulations. If
random alcohol testing is no longer legally required, the Company may continue to
randomly alcohol test Flight Attendants so long as it maintains procedural safeguards
which are no less than those currently in effect under the applicable DOT/FAA regulations
regarding random testing. CO AGREED 6/4/14
B)
3. All DOT/FAA mandated drug testing shall be performed in accordance with DOT/FAA
regulations. CO AGREED 6/4/14
4. In the event of non-DOT/FAA mandated drug testing or if drug testing is no longer required
by the DOT/FAA but the Company nevertheless determines it shall continue drug testing,
the Company will utilize procedural safeguards no less than those currently in effect under
the DOT/FAA regulations, with the exception of the Drug Testing Custody and Control
Form. Nothing herein restricts the substances for which the Flight Attendant may be tested.
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Flight Attendants will not be tested for substances for which Pilots are not tested. (Agreed
C)
5. The Company shall not require a Flight Attendant to submit to a random blood or urine
alcohol test unless such test is legally required. CO AGREED 6/4/14
6. Designated Union representatives will be authorized by the Company to enter the alcohol-
testing site in accordance with DOT/FAA regulations. CO AGREED 6/4/14
7. The Company shall meet and confer with the Union regarding any changes in the drug
a n d alcohol testing policies or procedures not specified in this Agreement prior to
implementation. CO AGREED 6/4/14
8. If permitted by the DOT/FAA, upon request, the Company shall provide the Union with
an annual de-identified report on DOT/FAA mandated drug and alcohol test statistics,
including how many Flight Attendants were tested and how many were reported positive
or refused testing. CO AGREED 6/4/14
9. In the event the FAA approves a HIMS program applicable to Flight Attendant, the
Company shall meet and confer with the Union regarding possible implementation of the
program. CO AGREED 6/4/14
C. DUTY TIME AND REST
1. A Flight Attendant participating in a drug or alcohol test during the duty period will be
considered to be on duty during the drug or alcohol test. CO AGREED 6/4/14
2. A Flight Attendant participating in a drug or alcohol test prior to or after the completion of
a duty period will not be considered to be on duty during the drug or alcohol test. Such
Flight Attendant will not be considered to be in a rest period. CO AGREED 6/4/14
3. A Flight Attendant participating in a drug or alcohol test after the completion of the Flight
Attendants duty period will be released into the Flight Attendants rest period fifteen (15)
minutes after the completion of the test. The Flight Attendant whose rest period would be
reduced below her/his contractual minimum rest because of such a test will be required to call
Crew Schedule with the Flight Attendants adjusted rest period commencement time. CO
AGREED 6/4/14
4. A Flight Attendant will not be required to participate in a random drug or alcohol test prior to
the commencement of a duty period. CO AGREED 6/4/14
D. PAY FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING
A Flight Attendant will be paid fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each random drug or alcohol test
she/he is required to undergo after her/his release from duty. There will be no credit
associated with the test or the payment. CO AGREED 6/4/14
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E. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
1. If the Company becomes aware of an interpersonal relationship conflict between Flight
Attendants or between a Flight Attendant and a member of another employee group, the
Company may elect to refer the dispute the APFA EAP Professional Standards Committee
(EAP/PS). CO AGREED 6/4/14
2. When a dispute is referred to the EAP/PS, the EAP/PS shall have up to thirty (30) calendar
days to resolve the dispute. The Company and the EAP/PS may mutually agree in writing
to extend this time. During the designated period, the Company shall refrain from taking
any action it may have commenced or contemplated taking, unless further information
becomes known that would alter the facts as understood by the Company at the time it
agreed to the referral. CO AGREED 6/4/14
3. At or before the end of the designated period, the EAP/PS shall make a written report to
the Base Manager, or, if the crew base has no Base Manager, to the Managing Director of
Base Operations or her/his designee stating only that "the problem is resolved" or that "the
EAP/PS is unable to resolve the matter and cannot be of further assistance." COAGREED
6/4/14
4. If the EAP/PS reports that it is unable to resolve the matter or does not supply a written
report to the Base Manager, or, if the crew base has no Base Manager, to the Managing
Director of Base Operations or her/his designee, at or before the end of the designated
period, then the dispute reverts back to the Company for resolution. In cases where the
Company elects to commence or continue disciplinary proceedings, the delay caused by
the EAP/PSs involvement shall not be raised by the Union as a defense nor will the
Company assert any failure of the EAP/PS to arrive at a successful resolution as supporting
the Companys position. The Company shall not require any EAP/PS member to provide
information regarding what transpired during the EAP/PS proceeding. CO AGREED
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SECTION 34 SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT (SSD)
A. The APFA will be advised of all areas relating to safety. As changes to the environment
affecting the Flight Attendants are known, the APFAwill be advised. The Company and Union
will continue to work together in a cooperative manner regarding safety issues.
B. The Company shall consider the recommendations of the SSDin all matters affecting the safety
of Flight Attendants. The Company and the SSD shall meet quarterly at mutually agreeable
times, dates and locations to study and evaluate matters relating to the safety, health and
security of Flight Attendants.
C. The APFA President or a designee shall be invited to attend the annual mock recurrent training
session and offer suggestions for changes or improvements. The SSD Coordinator shall be
notified of any new or modified security or safety training for Flight Attendants and provided
an opportunity to make recommendations.
D. The APFA President or a designee shall be permitted to attend AA/FAA full or partial aircraft
certification demonstrations, including new emergency evacuation procedures, and shall be
notified promptly upon the event being scheduled.
E. The Company will consult with the APFA President or her/his designee on the cabin
configuration and interior design of galley/safety areas as they pertain to Flight Attendant
responsibilities and duties for any new equipment it may consider putting into service, prior to
a final resolution of the equipment specifications. The Company will consult with the APFA
President or her/his designee, prior to a final resolution of the equipment specifications, when
considering major modifications of the interior design of existing equipment that will impact
how Flight Attendants carry out duties and responsibilities, such as, but not limited to, galley
configurations, cabin seating configuration, jumpseat and lavatory locations, and the location
of emergency equipment. The Company shall give due consideration to the Unions
recommendations.
F. Reasonable efforts shall be made to standardize the configuration of safety/emergency
equipment on each series within a type of aircraft.
G. The SSD shall be allowed to inspect any aircraft on which the Company requires a Flight
Attendant to work.
H. Aircraft Accident, Hijacking or Terrorist Incident, or Serious Incident
1. The Company, upon notification of any aircraft accident, serious incident, or hijacking or
terrorist incident in which a Flight Attendant is involved shall notify the APFA President,
APFA SSD Coordinator, and APFA EAP Representative. The Manager of Flight Service
or her/his designee shall contact the local APFA Chairperson when Flight Attendant(s)
assigned to her/his respective base or involved in such incidents, emergency evacuation, or
when a Flight Attendant is injured. If the local APFA Chairperson is unavailable, the Flight
Service Base Manager or her/his designee shall contact APFA Headquarters. By mutual
agreement, the Company and the Union, may agree upon an alternate notification process.
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Names and employee numbers of the Flight Attendants will be provided to the Union.
These incidents are defined below:
a. Aircraft Accident: Any and all occurrences associated with the Companys operation
of an aircraft in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft
receives substantial damage.
b. Hijacking or Terrorist Incident: Seizure or attempted seizure of a Company aircraft
with Flight Attendants on board by actual or threatened force of violence.
c. Serious Incident: An incident with Flight Attendants on board a Company aircraft
involving any of the following:
(i) Serious injury to a Flight Attendant or any incident where medical personnel are
called to an aircraft to assess a Flight Attendant;
(ii) Actual evacuation or cabin preparation for evacuation;
(iii) Fire and smoke on board resulting in injuries;
(iv) Physical assault of a Flight Attendant by a passenger(s);
(v) Aircraft decompression;
(vi) Turbulence resulting in injuries to crew members or passengers;
(vii) Bomb threats;
(viii) Death on board; or,
(ix) Any specific terrorist threat assessment issued and permitted to be released by any
government agency.
2. In the event of an aircraft accident, serious incident, or hijacking involving Flight
Attendants, the Company shall release from duty at least two (2) SSD members or
designees for purposes of accident investigation and at least two (2) EAP representatives,
as designated by the APFA President. Such Flight Attendants currently operating a pairing
shall be released from duty as soon as possible, but no later than the last leg of the duty
period on the same day that the Company contacted the Union about the aircraft accident.
The Company shall provide those Flight Attendants with round trip positive space on-line
transportation to and from the airport nearest the aircraft accident or other travel
arrangements made by the Company to expedite arrival at the site for other Company
personnel. The Company shall assume responsibility for lodging, meal and other expenses
incurred by Union accident investigators. Such reimbursement will be consistent with
Company policy.
3. Subject to NTSBlimitations, the SSDshall be allowed to inspect any aircraft accident crash
site. In the event of any accident, serious incident, or hijacking involving Flight Attendants
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in a foreign country, the Company will make the necessary requests to include the APFA
SSD Coordinator or designee and the APFA EAP Coordinator or designee among those
with access to the site.
4. In the event of any accident or serious incident as defined in Paragraph H., above, the
Company will allow immediate access to Flight Attendant(s) by APFA EAP, with the
Flight Attendants consent, either in person or by phone if no APFA EAP is on site.
5. A Flight Attendant has the right to request Union representation when she/he has been
involved in an aircraft accident, hijacking or terrorist incident, or serious incident.
6. Subject to NTSB limitations, the Company shall provide the APFA President with copies
of all reports prepared by Flight Attendants regarding any aircraft accidents, hijacking or
terrorist incidents, or serious incidents. These reports may not be distributed by the APFA
President to anyone other than the SSD without the Companys prior approval.
7. Following any aircraft accident, hijacking or terrorist incident, or serious incident, Flight
Attendants will be provided with immediate medical attention, if necessary. The Union
will be advised of the location of the Flight Attendant(s). To the extent possible, the Flight
Attendant(s) shall be isolated from passengers and the media. The Flight Attendant crew
will not be separated prior to debriefing unless required by medical personnel, for purposes
of drug/alcohol testing, or at the request of an involved Flight Attendant.
8. The Company shall promptly notify the designated emergency contact of each Flight
Attendant involved in an aircraft accident, hijacking or terrorist incident, or serious incident
in which the Flight Attendant suffers injury, if the Flight Attendant is incapacitated or
requests the Company to do so. Family members of such Flight Attendants will be covered
by the Companys post-accident family assistance program.
9. If hotel rooms are necessary for Flight Attendants involved in an accident, hijacking or
terrorist incident, or serious incident, the Company shall provide single rooms, adjacently
located if possible.
10. Following any accident, hijacking or terrorist incident, or serious incident, when Flight
Attendants involved are ready to return, the Company will provide the Flight Attendants
with transportation from the point of the event of their place of residence.
11. Following any aircraft accident, hijacking or terrorist incident, or serious incident, the
Company shall release the involved Flight Attendant(s) from further duty if the Flight
Attendant informs the Company she/he is unable to continue to perform her/his duties for
the remainder of her/his trip, or for two (2) duty periods, if trips are back to back, whichever
is greater, with full pay and credit. The Company may extend the number of days off in
catastrophic or extreme situations. If additional unpaid time off is granted, the Flight
Attendant will not be responsible for making up any time lost pursuant to this Paragraph.
A Flight attendant who is not able to return to the back to back trip(s) after the time period
stated above may claimsick time for the balance of the trip(s). Subsequent sick leave usage
will be pursuant to Section 9, Sick Leave. A Flight Attendant who elects to be relieved in
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accordance with the above will not have that sick call recorded in her/his sick time totals
for disciplinary purposes.
I. Subject to NTSB limitations if applicable, in the case of the death of a Flight Attendant while
on pairing away from base, the Company shall arrange for the timely return, at no cost, of the
remains to the location requested by the Flight Attendants designated emergency contact.
J. The Company shall provide the SSD with reports regarding Flight Attendant on-the-job
injuries on a monthly basis. The reports shall include the name of the Flight Attendant,
employee number, date, aircraft type, tail number and nature of the injury.
K. The Company will provide relevant information to the SSD related to complaints filed by
Flight Attendants on specific flights regarding air contamination and noise level information
that occurs in the aircraft environment.
L. Unless prohibited by a governmental agency, the Company shall promptly notify the APFA
President upon receipt of information regarding hostilities, terror threats, political disruptions,
or natural disasters that may present a danger to the safety of Flight Attendants at stations into
which they are required to fly. At the request of the APFA President, the Company shall meet
and review the impact that such hostilities or disruptions may have on Flight Attendants.
M. The Company shall notify a Flight Attendant and the APFA President upon receipt of
information of any potential environmental hazards to which the Flight Attendant may be or
have been exposed to while on duty.
N. No Flight Attendant shall be required to perform a bomb search on an aircraft or to remain on
board during such a search, unless a search must be performed while the aircraft is in flight
and the Flight Attendant has received FAA approved bomb search training.
O. The Company shall make earplugs available at no cost to Flight Attendants, which are the same
quality as provided for mechanics and fleet service. Flight Attendants shall not wear earplugs
in the presence of passengers. The Company shall post information regarding hearing
conservation.
P. The Company will work with the SSD regarding concerns over aircraft cabin temperatures.
Q. The Company shall provide the Union with flammability results for any new uniform items if
available fromthe manufacturer. The Company shall meet with the Union UniformCommittee
regarding uniform flammability concerns.
R. A Flight Attendant will not be required to lift, or assist in the lifting of weight which, in the
Flight Attendants best judgment, could result in an occupational injury.
S. Flight Attendants who reasonably believe they may have been exposed to hepatitis while in
the service of the Company will receive reimbursement for the screening and vaccination. This
shall be done immediately at the Company Clinic, if there is one in base. If the Company
Clinic does not have the treatment available or there is not a Company Clinic in base, the Flight
Attendant will be sent to another treatment facility.
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Inoculations, vaccinations and x-rays required by public law as a condition of employment or
continued employment shall be paid for by the Company.
T. The Company and the APFA EAP recognize the Critical Incident Stress De-Brief Program
(CISD) is a collaborative policy which is jointly managed and monitored. The parties agree to
meet upon either parties request for the purposes of determining policy updates and/or
revisions as well as resolving any current concerns regarding the policy. Under no
circumstances will the policy be changed without the mutual consent of both the APFA EAP
and Flight Service.
U. The Company will provide each Flight Attendant with an individual Personal Resuscitation
Mask. It is agreed that this mask will become part of a Flight Attendants required equipment.
If a Flight Attendant uses the mask as part of an emergency while on duty, a replacement mask
will be supplied to the Flight Attendant at no cost. If the mask is stolen or damaged, then a
replacement mask will be supplied to the Flight Attendant in accordance with Section 7,
Uniforms. If the mask is lost by the Flight Attendant, then the Flight Attendant will be
responsible for the cost of replacing the mask. Personal Resuscitation Masks will continue to
be provisioned on the aircraft as part of the emergency equipment. Union Agreed 9/18/14
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SECTION 35 - UNION SECURITY
A. UNION MEMBERSHIP
1. Flight Attendants covered by this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, maintain
membership in APFA so long as this Agreement remains in effect, to the extent of paying
an initiation fee and membership dues (not including fines and penalties).
2. A Flight Attendant may have her/his initiation fee and membership dues deducted from
her/his earnings by signing the form "Assignment and Authorization for Check-off of
Initiation Fees and Union Dues", as hereinafter set forth, or if no such authorization for
payroll deduction is in effect, s/he must pay her/his initiation fee and membership dues
directly to APFA.
B. JOINING THE UNION
Flight Attendants, within sixty (60) days after the date of first assignment to line duty as a
Flight Attendant with the Company, shall become members of APFA and shall, as a condition
of employment, maintain membership in APFA so long as this Agreement remains in effect to
the extent of paying initiation fees and membership dues.
C. RECALLED AND REHIRED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
1. Flight Attendants who have been laid off and are subsequently recalled shall be governed
by the provisions of Paragraph B. to the extent of maintaining membership in APFA and
paying membership dues.
2. Flight Attendants who have resigned from the Company and are subsequently rehired shall
be considered new employees for the purposes of this Section and shall be governed by the
provisions of Paragraph B. to the extent of paying initiation fees and membership dues.
D. UNION DUES DURING LEAVES/TRANSFER
Flight Attendants who are or who become members of APFA under Paragraphs A. or B. above
shall pay membership dues as set forth herein, except that payment of membership dues shall
not be required as a condition of employment during leaves of absence without pay or during
periods of transfer to classifications not covered by this Agreement. This shall not apply to
transfers or leaves of absence of less than thirty (30) days' duration.
E. DEFINITION OF "MEMBER OF APFA"
"Member of APFA", as used herein, shall mean any Flight Attendant who is a member of
APFA and is not more than sixty (60) days in arrears in the payment of initiation fees and
membership dues as specified herein.
F. DELINQUENT DUES PROCEDURES
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When a Flight Attendant who is a member of APFA becomes delinquent within the meaning
of Paragraph E. above, the following procedures shall apply:
1. The Secretary/Treasurer of APFA shall notify the Flight Attendant, in writing, certified
mail, return receipt requested, copy to the Vice President-Labor Relations of the Company,
that s/he is delinquent in the payment of initiation fee and membership dues, as specified
herein and, accordingly, is subject to discharge as an employee of the Company. Such
letter shall also notify the Flight Attendant that s/he must remit the required payment within
thirty (30) days of the date of the mailing of the notice, or be subject to discharge.
2. If, upon the expiration of the thirty (30) day period, the Flight Attendant still remains
delinquent, the President of APFA shall certify, in writing, to the Vice President-Labor
Relations, copy to the Flight Attendant, that the Flight Attendant has failed to remit
payment within the grace period allowed and is, therefore, to be discharged. The Vice
President-Labor Relations shall then take proper steps to discharge such employee from
the service of the Company.
3. A Flight Attendant discharged by the Company under the provisions of this Paragraph shall
be deemed to have been discharged for cause within the meaning of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.
G. DISCHARGE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF DUES
Any discharge under the terms of this Section shall be based solely upon the failure of the
Flight Attendant to pay or tender payment of initiation fee and/or membership dues, as
specified herein, and not because of denial or termination of membership in APFA upon any
other ground.
H. PROCEDURES FOR CONTESTING DISCHARGE
Any grievance by a Flight Attendant concerning the interpretation or application of the
provisions of this Section shall be subject, exclusively, to the following procedures:
1. A Flight Attendant who believes that the provisions of this Section pertaining to him/her
have not been properly interpreted or applied may submit her/his request for review, in
writing, within seven (7) days from the date the grievance arises, except that a grievance
arising under Paragraph F.1. must be filed within the thirty (30) day period specified
therein. The request will be submitted to her/his immediate supervisor who will review
the grievance and render a decision, in writing, not later than ten (10) days following the
receipt of the grievance.
2. The immediate supervisor will forward her/his decision to the employee with a copy to the
President of APFA. If the decision is not satisfactory to both the Flight Attendant and
APFA, then either may appeal the grievance directly to the System Board of Adjustment,
established under Section 31 of this Agreement, within ten (10) days from the date of the
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decision. The terms and provisions of such Section shall be applicable, except as otherwise
specified herein.
3. Appeal
a. If APFAshould appeal the decision to the System Board of Adjustment, it shall prepare
a joint submission of the grievance, setting forth APFA's and the Flight Attendant's
positions, and forward copies to the Flight Attendant, the Vice President-Labor
Relations, and to the members of the System Board of Adjustment.
b. If the Flight Attendant should appeal the decision, s/he may request the Vice- President-
Labor Relations to prepare the submission papers in her/his behalf for the SystemBoard
of Adjustment. In this event, such request shall be made by the Flight Attendant, in
writing, to her/his immediate supervisor who will transmit, through the appropriate
Manager of Flight Service, all facts, data and information concerning the grievance,
together with a copy of the decision from which appeal is taken. The Vice-President-
Labor Relations, will forward copies of the Flight Attendant's separate submission to
the employee, the appropriate Manager of Flight Service, the President of APFA, and
to members of the Board of Adjustment.
4. During the period a grievance is filed under the provisions of this Paragraph and until final
award by the Board of Adjustment, the Flight Attendant shall not be discharged from the
Company because of non-compliance with the terms and provisions of this Section.
I. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
APFA agrees that it shall indemnify the Company and save the Company harmless from any
and all claims which may be made by the Flight Attendant or Flight Attendants against the
Company by virtue of the wrongful application or misapplication of any of the terms of this
Section.
J. STATEMENT OF GOOD FAITH BY THE COMPANY
The Company will not interfere with, restrain, or coerce Flight Attendants because of
membership or lawful activity in APFA, nor will it by discrimination in respect to hire, tenure
of employment or any term or condition of employment, attempt to discourage membership in
APFA.
K. STATEMENT OF GOOD FAITH BY APFA
APFA agrees that neither APFA nor its members will intimidate or coerce any Flight Attendant
in respect to her/his right to work, or in respect to APFA activity or membership and, further,
there shall be no solicitation of Flight Attendants for APFA membership on Company time.
APFA further agrees that the Company may take disciplinary action for any violation of this
provision.
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L. COMPANY AGREEMENT TO DUES CHECK-OFF
During the life of this Agreement, the Company agrees to deduct from the pay of each member
of APFA and remit to APFA initiation fees and membership dues levied in accordance with
the Constitution of APFA and as prescribed by the Railway Labor Act, as amended, provided
such member of APFA voluntarily executes the following agreed upon form. This form, also
to be known as the "Check-off Form" shall be prepared and furnished by the Union:
"ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORIZATION AND DIRECTION FOR CHECK-OFF OF
UNION DUES"
"TO: American Airlines, Inc.
Attention: Payroll Customer Service
"I, ____________________________________________________, hereby assign to
(Print Name, Initial, and Last Name)
the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), my initiation fee and APFA dues
from any wages earned or to be earned by me as your employee. I authorize and direct you to
deduct APFAs current initiation fees, in two (2) parts; one-half (1/2) with the first semi-
monthly deduction, and one-half (1/2) with the first semi-monthly deduction at the time of my
anniversary, and the amount currently in effect and as may hereafter be established by APFA
as my membership dues, from each semi-monthly paycheck and to remit the same to APFA."
"This assignment, authorization, and direction may be revoked by me, in writing, after the
expiration of one (1) year from the date hereto, or upon the termination date of the labor
agreement in effect at the time this is signed, whichever occurs sooner. The revocation must
be sent by certified mail to the APFA Treasurer and to American Airlines Payroll Customer
Service.
"This assignment, authorization and direction is made subject to the provisions of the Railway
Labor Act, as amended, and in accordance with the existing Agreement between APFA and
the Company."
Signature of Employee_____________________________Employee No. ____________
Address of Employee_________________________________________ Base ________
Department ______________ Phone ______________Date _______________________"
M. DUES CHECK-OFF FORM
1. When a member of APFA properly executes such "Check-off Form", the President of
APFA shall forward an original copy American Airlines Payroll Customer Service.
2. Any Check-off Form which is incomplete or improperly executed will be returned to the
President.
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3. Any notice of revocation, as provided for in this Section or in the Railway Labor Act, as
amended, must be in writing, signed by the Flight Attendant and delivered by certified
mail, addressed to the Manager, Payroll Customer Service, at the address indicated above,
with a copy to the President of APFA.
4. Check-off Forms and notices received by the Manager, Payroll Customer Service, will be
stamp-dated on the date received and will constitute notice to the Company on the date
received, and not when mailed.
N. COMPANY PROCEDURES FOR DUES CHECK-OFF
1. When a Check-off Form, as specified herein, is received by the Manager, Flight Payrolls,
on or before a given payday, deductions will commence with the first regular paycheck
following said payday and will continue thereafter until revoked or cancelled, as provided
in this Section.
2. The Company will remit to APFA via electronic funds transfer, payment of all dues
collected on a given payday, or as soon after the payday as possible. These remittances
will be subject to normal accounting practice with respect to adjustments necessary because
of the methods involved in the deduction procedure.
3. The Company remittance of APFA membership dues to APFA will be accompanied by a
list of names, employee numbers and station numbers of the employees for whom
deductions have been made in that particular period, arranged in order of their employee
numbers.
4. The Company will also supply in duplicate to the office of APFA a listing of those
employees who are on leaves of absence, have accepted a position outside the bargaining
unit, or have terminated employment with the Company.
O. DUES POLICIES FOR THE INACTIVE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
1. No deductions of APFA dues will be made from the wages of any Flight Attendant who
has executed a Check-off Form and who has been transferred to a job not covered by this
Agreement, or who is on leave without pay. Upon return to work as a Flight Attendant,
deductions shall be automatically resumed, provided it is in accordance with the other
appropriate provisions of this Section and of the Railway Labor Act, as amended.
2. A Flight Attendant who has executed a Check-off Form and who resigns or is otherwise
terminated from the employ of the Company, shall be deemed to have automatically
revoked her/his assignment and if s/he is recalled or reemployed, further deductions of
APFA dues will be made only upon execution and receipt of a new Check-off Form.
P. COLLECTION OF BACK DUES
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Collection of any back dues owed at the time of starting deductions for any employee,
collection of dues missed because the employee's earnings were not sufficient to cover the
payment of dues for a particular pay period, and collection of dues missed because of accidental
errors in the accounting procedure, will be the responsibility of APFA and will not be the
subject of payroll deductions, and the Company shall not be responsible in any way because
of such missed collections. It will be APFA's responsibility to verify apparent errors with the
individual Flight Attendant before contacting the Company.
Q. DUES DEDUCTION
1. Deductions of membership dues shall be made in accordance with the Constitution of
APFA and as prescribed by the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from each paycheck
provided there is a balance in the paycheck sufficient to cover the amount after all other
deductions authorized by the employee or required by law have been satisfied.
2. In the event of termination of employment, the obligation of the Company to collect dues
shall not extend beyond the semi-monthly period in which her/his last day of work occurs.
R. RIGHT TO UNION REPRESENTATION
APFA does not question the right of the Company supervisors to manage and supervise the
work force and make reasonable inquiries of employees, individually or collectively, in the
normal course of work.
1. Investigative Meetings
In meetings for the purpose of investigation of any matter which may eventuate in the
application of discipline or dismissal, or when written statements are taken relating to such
matters, or in meetings of sufficient importance for the Company to have witnesses, or
more than one (1) Company supervisor present, the Flight Attendant, if s/he requests, shall
have an APFA representative present. Such meetings will be delayed for a reasonable
period of time, not to exceed four (4) hours, to allow the APFA representative to be
present, provided the Flight Attendant remains at the place of the meeting while awaiting
the APFA representative. The presence of an APFA representative at such meetings shall
in no way interfere with the conduct of the meeting.
2. Document Exchange
In meetings held for the purpose of investigation of any matter which may eventuate in
discipline or dismissal, or when written statements are taken relating to such matters, or in
meetings of sufficient importance for the Company to have witnesses, or more than one (1)
Company supervisor present, the Company will provide the Flight Attendant with copies
of all documents related to that meeting. The Flight Attendant will be permitted to review
the documents before the meeting begins. If the Flight Attendant requests union
representation, s/he will be permitted to confer privately with such representative before
the meeting begins. Such conference will not normally exceed fifteen (15) minutes, but in
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no case will such conference unreasonably delay the meeting. Once the meeting begins,
such meeting will continue uninterrupted.
For confidentiality purposes, all names and other identifying information may be expunged
from any documents provided by the Company, at the Companys option. In any
investigation involving alleged harassment, such as sexual, racial, religious, etc., the
contents of the documents will be typed in their entirety and provided to the Flight
Attendant, except that names and all other identifying information will be expunged for
confidentiality purposes.
3. Second APFA Representative as Scribe at Investigative Meetings in R.1 above
a. A second APFA representative at an Investigative meeting will be permitted for the
sole purpose of taking notes.
b. The presence of an APFA representative, either as a Flight Attendants designated
representative or as a silent scribe, will in no way interfere with the conduct of the
meeting nor may the APFAs decision to add a second APFA representative as a scribe
delay the meeting.
c. Should problems develop for the Company as a result of it permitting a scribe at an
Investigative meeting, the Company will notify the APFA of such problems and the
parties will attempt to solve them. The Company retains the option to discontinue the
practice in the event that problems persist which cannot be resolved to the satisfaction
of the parties.
4. Presence of Union Observer During Company Security Department Investigative
Interviews.
The Company will permit a union representative to be present as a silent observer during
Company Security Department investigative interviews in accordance with the following
terms:
a. Flight Attendant(s) interviewed by a Company Security Department representative as
part of a Company Security Department investigation may, upon request by the Flight
Attendant(s), have an APFA representative present during such interview to act in the
role of a silent observer.
b. Should it be impossible for an APFA representative to be available or if an APFA
representative cannot be readily available upon request, (within one (1) hour) the
Companys Security Department will not be required to delay the interview. In such
circumstances, a Flight Attendant who is being interviewed by the Company Security
Department may (1) request the presence of another Flight Attendant who is covered
by the AA/APFA Agreement, who is available within one (1) hour, and who is not also
being interviewed, to act in the role of a silent observer, or (2) request a brief
consultation with an APFA representative by phone prior to the interview. A Flight
Attendant who elects to consult with an APFA representative by phone will be
provided, generally 5-10 minutes, to speak privately with an APFA representative prior
to the interview. Although such Flight Attendants luggage and other personal
possessions will remain with the Flight Attendant, s/he and her/his luggage and other
personal possessions must remain in plain view of the Security Department
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representative during the private phone consultation to ensure the integrity of all
evidence is preserved.
c. Should a silent observer be present during the Company Security Departments
investigation interview, such silent observer, whether an APFA representative or
another Flight Attendant, may not interfere with or impede the investigation and/or
interview. If a silent observer fails to comply with the terms of this paragraph, the
Company will exclude the silent observer from the area in which the investigation
and/or interview is being held and the Company will continue with the process.
d. In the event that Company concludes that problems have developed for the Company
as a result of its permitting an observer to be present during Security interviews, the
Company will notify the APFA of such problems and the parties attempt to resolve
them. The Company retains the right to modify or cancel paragraphs 3.a-d, in the event
problems persist that cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the Company.
S. COMPANY TO ASSUME ADMINISTRATIVE OVERRIDE
The Company will assume all related payroll cost for Flight Attendants who are on pay
continuance.
T. SAVINGS CLAUSE
If any provision of this Agreement is declared unlawful or unenforceable as a result of
administrative, legislative or judicial action, the parties agree that the Agreement will be
amended to conform with the requirements of such action, provided, however, either party
shall have the right to challenge the action in question, and amendment of this Agreement will
be deferred pending completion of such challenge with no further right of appeal. All other
provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 36 - VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS: APFA PAC
A. APFA PAC CONTRIBUTIONS
1. The Company shall provide a means for payroll deductions for any Flight Attendant who
completes an APFA PAC Wage Deduction Authorization Card, as provided in Paragraph
A.4., below. AGREED 5/14/14
2. The Union shall bear the administrative costs, if any, incurred by the Company in
processing and forwarding contributions to APFA PAC to the Union. AGREED 5/13/14
3. APFA PAC contributions shall be deducted from each current months regular paycheck
that is scheduled to pay the prior contractual months activity and shall be remitted to the
Union as soon as practical thereafter, but in no event later than thirty (30) calendar days
after the date of the deduction. AGREED 5/14/14
4. APFA PAC Wage Deduction Authorization Card.
a. The Company shall deduct a monthly contribution to APFA PAC from the pay of each
Flight Attendant who voluntarily authorizes such contributions on a form provided for
that purpose by the Union. AGREED 5/13/14
b. All payroll deduction authorizations will be submitted through the APFA Office, which
will forward the original signed copy to the Payroll Department, American Airlines, by
the 1
st
business day of each month. In addition to providing the paper authorization card
to the Payroll Department, the Union will provide at the same time an electronic file
reflecting the information from the cards being forwarded which will include employee
name, employee number, and deduction amount. The Company will provide a file
format to the Union to use for the electronic submission. AGREED 5/14/14
c. Any revocation of such deduction authorization must be in writing and signed by the
Flight Attendant. All payroll deduction revocations will be submitted through the
APFA Office, which will forward the original signed revocation notice to the Payroll
Department, American Airlines, by the 1
st
business day of each month. In addition to
providing the paper authorization card to the Payroll Department, the Union will
provide at the same time an electronic file reflecting the information from the cards
being forwarded which will include employee name, employee number, date
submitted. The Company will provide a file format to the Union to use for the
electronic submission. AGREED 5/14/14
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SECTION 37 - GENERAL
A. NO DISCRIMINATION (LAA LANGUAGE)
In accordance with the established policy of the Company and the APFA, the provisions of
this Agreement will apply equally to all employees hereunder, regardless of color, race,
religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation. (CO AGREED
5/14/14)
B. BULLETINS (LUS LANGUAGE)
Bulletins pertaining to filling of vacancies, notices of the availability of voluntary leaves of
absence, and any other pertinent information for exercising seniority will be posted
electronically for the Flight Attendant on leaves of absence or vacation. If a Flight Attendant
on a leave of absence or vacation is not allowed access to the Companys electronic postings,
such information will be mailed to such Flight Attendant, unless she/he will return to work
within the period of the posted bulletin. Notices relating to voluntary retirements will be
mailed to Flight Attendants on leaves of absence. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
C. NEW EQUIPMENT AND NEW INTERNATIONAL ROUTES (LUS Language)
1. Should the Company place new equipment into service during the term of this agreement,
negotiations for rates of pay, rules and working conditions applicable only to the new
equipment may be initiated by the Association or the Company irrespective of Section 39,
Duration of this Agreement. Such conferences shall begin within thirty (30) days after
requests have been made for such conferences unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by
the Union and the Company. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
2. If the parties fail to reach a mutual agreement regarding such pay, rules, and working
conditions, any unresolved issue(s) will be submitted to a neutral referee for resolution.
Such referee shall be selected from a panel of seven (7) referees provided by the National
Mediation Board. The referee shall, in consultation with the parties, set a date, time, and
place to hear the dispute. Hearings shall be conducted expeditiously and a decision
rendered within sixty (60) days from the date a panel is requested, unless mutually agreed
otherwise. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
3. Should any improvements be agreed upon or resolved by the neutral referee, such
improvements shall be made retroactive to the date any Flight Attendant began such
new service or new aircraft. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
D. NEW EQUIPMENT DESIGN
1. New Equipment as provided in this Paragraph, means any equipment placed into
service by the Company of an aircraft type or series, which is not in service on the date
of signing. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the following equipment types shall not
be considered New Equipment:
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A330
B767
A319, A320 and A321
B737
B757
E190
B777
Boeing MD 80 Union Agreed 5/15/15
The Company will notify the APFA President or her/his designee prior to a final resolution
of the equipment specifications when firm aircraft delivery commitments are put in place
that would introduce New Equipment into service. Upon request, the Union will receive
copies of interior design plans for such New Equipment, including revisions of such plans.
In accordance with Section 34.E., Safety, Air, Security and Health, the Unions input to
such plans will be considered during the design process. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
E. A Flight Attendant shall not be responsible for assisting in loading or unloading of aircraft.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
F. CABIN CLEANING DUTIES
1. Flight Attendants may be required to complete cabin cleaning duties, as defined in this
Paragraph, at every station following flight segments, with the exception of the following:
a. Transoceanic flight segments;
b. Non-Transoceanic International (NTI) flight segments;
c. Flight segments immediately preceding the scheduled RON of the aircraft;
d. Flight segment scheduled to arrive between 0059 to 0501 local time;
e. Flight segments scheduled for 1000 statute miles or greater;
f. Any charter, CRAF or MAC segments.
2. Such cabin cleaning duties shall be defined as, and limited to, the following: collecting
papers and refuse in the cabin of the aircraft; crossing seatbelts; stowing pillows and
blankets in the overhead compartments and/or seats; and collecting and stowing
magazines as applicable. A Flight Attendant shall be responsible for the tidying of seat
pockets and collecting only to the extent of removing items which are visible and
accessible without reaching into the pocket. A Flight Attendant will not be required to
perform such cabin cleaning duties after the conclusion of her/his duty day, including
the de-brief period. Any unfinished cleaning duties shall be the responsibility of the
Company and the oncoming crew shall not be responsible for such cleaning. (UNION
AGREED 5/15/14)
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3. No Flight Attendant will be required to engage in any individual cabin cleaning duty
where doing so violates the scope provision then governing any other non-flight
attendant who both is employed by the Company and represented by any other union.
Flight Attendants, however, will be required to perform all the cabin cleaning duties
defined above even in instances where the Company has contracted vendor cleaners on
duty. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
4. Ground crew personnel will be responsible for loading catering supplies onto the
aircraft and for stowing such supplies. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
5. Ground crew personnel will be responsible for stocking and replenishing the lavatory
while the aircraft is on the ground. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
6. Flight Attendants will be provided with sanitary wet naps and plastic gloves of the same
quality as provided to Company cleaners for use on the aircraft. CO AGREED
5/14/14)
g. Until Flight Attendant operational integration, Legacy American Airlines Flight
Attendants and Legacy US Airway Flight Attendants will continue cabin cleaning
duties as provided for in each groups previous Agreement. Agreed per Company
G. CABIN JUMPSEATS
1. Cabin jumpseats shall be for the exclusive use of employees on the System Seniority
List, Flight Attendants employed by American Airlines wholly owned carriers, Flight
Attendant trainees, and Flight Service Management as provided in this Paragraph. The
boarding priority for unoccupied cabin jumpseats shall be as follows: Union Agreed
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a. Mainline American Deadheading Flight Attendant who has been requested and
voluntarily agrees to occupy the jumpseat; CO AGREED 8/11/14
b. Mainline American Flight Attendant traveling on Company business; CO
AGREED 8/11/14
c. Mainline American Flight Attendant traveling for personal reasons, in order
of_______. CO AGREED 8/11/14
Note: The Union shall supply the Company with an order of jumpseat assignment no later
than July 1, 2015. The Union shall determine method of the jumpseat by a vote of Flight
Attendants choosing between the legacy AA, legacy US and a compromise system (to be
agreed upon by the Union and the Company.) CO AGREED 8/11/14
d. An American Airlines wholly-owned carrier Flight Attendant. CO AGREED
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8/11/14
e. Mainline American Flight Attendant new hire trainee. CO AGREED 8/11/14
f. Flight Service Management holding Flight Attendant qualification. CO AGREED
8/27/14
2. A Flight Attendant may ride the unassigned and/or unoccupied jumpseat(s) installed
on any Company aircraft, including charters, provided the charter agreement between
American and the charter company does not prohibit non-working crew members on
the flight and the charter departs from a American or Envoy terminal, as follows: CO
AGREED 8/11/14
a. A Flight Attendant must be attired in accordance with the standard dress code
required for First or Business Class non-revenue employee travel. However, a
Flight Attendant, at her/his option, may be in uniform. A Flight Attendant should
display a Company ID above the waist. CO AGREED 8/11/14
b. A Flight Attendant may be required to move to an inconspicuous jumpseat to avoid
any service disruption. CO AGREED 8/11/14
3. At close out of the flight, non-revenue passengers will be processed for unoccupied
passenger seats. After the completion of this process, all unoccupied cabin jumpseat(s)
will be awarded by the boarding priority as specified in Paragraphs H.1. Once awarded
at close out, all cabin jumpseat awards are final and will not be rescinded or reissued
even if the flight is subsequently delayed. CO AGREED 8/11/14
4. A Flight Attendant will not be required to list for the flight prior to arrival in the gate
area in order to obtain a jumpseat. However, a Flight Attendant wanting to be
considered as a non-revenue passenger must be listed for consideration of a passenger
seat. Jumpseat forms will be available at all gates unless the Company implements a
jumpseat process which does not require the use of paper forms. CO AGREED
8/12/14
5. A Flight Attendant possessing her/his Company IDwill be permitted to obtain the cabin
jumpseat. CO AGREED 8/11/14
6. A Flight Attendant who is authorized to occupy a jumpseat is expected to introduce
herself/himself to other Flight Attendants. CO AGREED 8/11/14
7. A Flight Attendant will be awarded the jumpseat up until close of the flight. CO
AGREED 8/12/14
8. If the Company agrees that Pilots may not be removed/denied boarding for weight
restrictions then such provision shall apply to Flight Attendants as well. Any policy
for removal/denial for weight restriction reasons shall be non-discriminatory as it
relates to pilots and Flight Attendants. Union Agree to this paragraph if Company
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agrees to Union proposal in Scheduling Paragraph J.10.a. to c. CO AGREED
8/27/14
9. A Flight Attendant that is removed or denied from occupying a jumpseat due to a
weight restriction who consequently misses her/his sequence, shall have such sequence
qualify under the Commuter Policy pursuant to Section 37, General. CO AGREED
8/27/14
10. A Flight Attendant deadheading in accordance with Section 16, Deadhead, shall not be
required but may be requested to occupy the unawarded and unoccupied Flight
Attendant jumpseat(s) in accordance with Paragraph H.1.a. above. CO AGREED
8/11/14
11. After the door of the aircraft has closed and before the aircraft moves, a cabin jumpseat
rider awarded a jumpseat may occupy any otherwise unoccupied passenger seat in
coach or economy class, excluding crew rest seats. A Flight Attendant may occupy an
unoccupied passenger seat in other classes of service, i.e. first class or business class
under the following conditions: CO AGREED 8/11/14
a. On domestic or international flights with two classes of services, i.e. first class or
business class and coach or economy, one (1) otherwise unoccupied first class or
business class seat, as applicable, may be occupied by such Flight Attendant
provided she/he is in uniform or is attired in accordance with the standard dress
code for non-revenue employee travel required for such class of service. CO
AGREED 8/11/14
b. On domestic or international flights with three classes of service, i.e. first class,
business class and coach or economy, one (1) otherwise unoccupied business class
seat may be occupied by such Flight Attendant provided she/he is in uniform or is
attired in accordance with the standard dress code for non-revenue employee travel
required for such class of service. CO AGREED 8/11/14
c. If only one (1) first class (domestic) or one (1) Business (international) seat is
available, it is agreed that an American pilot occupying the pilot jumpseat has
priority to such seat. If the Company allows flight deck jumpseat riders the ability
to occupy more than one otherwise unoccupied first class or business class seat,
Flight Attendants shall be allowed to occupy such seats on an alternating basis with
American pilots. Such Flight Attendant upgrade will be based on seniority amongst
the Flight Attendants awarded the jumpseats. CO AGREED 8/11/14
12. A Flight Attendant occupying the cabin jumpseat may not consume an alcoholic
beverage. CO AGREED 8/11/14
13. A Flight Attendant occupying the cabin jumpseat must comply with all rules pertaining
to a passenger, e.g., signs and placards, no flight deck admittance, etc. CO AGREED
8/11/14
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H. RECIPROCAL CABIN SEAT AGREEMENTS
The Company may participate in reciprocal cabin crewmember travel agreements with
carriers that are willing to enter into such agreements. The Company will meet with the
APFA President or designee(s), upon request, to review progress and take suggestions
regarding the establishment of such agreements. These agreements will be accordance with
Company travel procedures. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
I. INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK (Agreed per Comprehensive Proposal I, v
7_8.14.14)
J. COMMUTER POLICY
The rules concerning Flight Attendants who live in a city other than her/his crew base and
commute to her/his assigned crew base on the Company or American Eagle will be as
follows: (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
1. The rules set forth in this Agreement apply only to Flight Attendants who designate
themselves as commuters with Flight Service via the Company Intranet and list an
airport served by the Company or American Eagle. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
2. The commuting Flight Attendant must make all reasonable efforts to arrive in crew
base at least one (1) hour prior to scheduled check-in or the start of the Reserve
availability period. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
3. If the Flight Attendants first scheduled commuting flight cancels or is delayed as a
result of weather, mechanical, Company convenience, or the equipment is downgraded
within twenty four (24) hours prior to the scheduled departure, and the subsequent
scheduled flight for which she/he is listed for travel cancels as a result of weather,
mechanical, Company convenience, equipment downgrades within twenty four (24)
hours prior to the scheduled departure, the flight is delayed for at least thirty (30)
minutes, or the flight is full, the Flight Attendant shall notify Crew Schedule as soon
as possible prior to her/his scheduled check in and Crew Schedule will have the option
of assigning the commuter to any one of the following: (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
a. Split the Flight Attendant back on her/his original pairing; (CO AGREED
5/14/14)
b. Assign the Flight Attendant to any comparable pairing, i.e., same duty days; (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
c. Release the Flight Attendant from her/his duty and drop her/his original pairing.
The Flight Attendant will be responsible to make up the time lost, if possible. (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
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4. The first three (3) Unable to Commute incidents of the nature described in Paragraph
3, above, will not be treated as dependability infractions so long as the Flight Attendant
provides the required supporting documentation from the Reservations system to
her/his supervisor within seven (7) days of the Unable To Commute incident(s). (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
Qualifies Under Commuter Policy
First Flight Second Flight
Cancellation, Equipment
Downgrade or Delay
Cancellation,
30+ minute delay, or
Full Flight
Example One: The first flight is canceled and the second flight is full. This does
qualify under the Commuter policy.
Example Two: The first flight is full and the second flight is cancelled. This does
not qualify under the Commuter policy because the first flight being
full is not sufficient.
5. A Reserve who is assigned a future trip and released from Reserve duty pursuant
to Section 12.J.11, and who is unable to arrive in crew base prior to check in time
shall be eligible for the protections of the Commuter policy provided she/he
complies with the provisions of this Paragraph K. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
K. CAMERAS IN CABIN (LUS Language)
Should video monitoring devices be required in the cabin during flight, the Company will
meet with APFA in advance to negotiate the formulation of policies regarding the use of
such devices. These negotiations will not be held pursuant to Section 6. (Union Agreed
5/22/14)
L. MECHANICAL FERRY FLIGHTS
Should a mechanical ferry flight be approved by the Maintenance Control Duty Manager
and the Captain for the Flight Attendants to fly, the Flight Attendants will receive pay and
credit as if the flight was a revenue flight. An individual Flight Attendant may elect not to
take a mechanical ferry flight and, if so, it will be considered an operational mechanical
ferry split and the pay will stop where the Flight Attendant gets off the trip. The Flight
Attendant is entitled to must ride authorization and meal expense back to base, and hotel
accommodations, if applicable. If a Flight Attendant is not authorized to go on the ferry
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flight, the portion not authorized will be paid. In addition, a crew substitution claim may
be applicable. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
M. CHANGES IN FLIGHT SERVICE
The Company shall meet and confer with the APFA President or her/his designee prior to
the final resolution regarding changes to Flight Service procedures which would affect the
Flight Attendants, initiation of a new class of service or implementing a seat configuration
change. The Company will consider the Unions recommendations prior to making the
changes. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
N. The first late check-in within a rolling active twelve (12) month period will not count for
disciplinary purposes. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
O. APFA LOCK-BOX
The Company will provide at base stations, a suitable lock-box for APFA mail. The size
and type shall be dependent upon the location at each base station. (COAGREED5/14/14)
P. ACCESS TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
A copy of American Airlines Policies and Procedures will be located on Company intranet.
Any changes specific to Flight Attendants will be communicated via the Flight Service
website. UNION AGREED 5/15/15
Q. MEDICAL CLEARANCE
The Company will post and keep current at each Flight Attendant base a bulletin specifying
the method and availability of medical clearance. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
R. COMPANY PERSONNEL RECORDS
1. Maintenance of Documents Regarding Job Performance
Except as provided herein, documents regarding the job performance of a Flight Attendant
shall be maintained in a single department file located at the Flight Attendants base. FAA
and Company training data may be alternately maintained in separate files by the Flight
Service Training Department. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
2. Handling of Documents Containing Positive Comments
Flight Service Management will place documents containing positive comments regarding
a Flight Attendants job performance in her/his department file and provide a copy to the
Flight Attendant. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
3. Handling of Documents Containing Derogatory Comments
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a. No document containing derogatory comments (including passenger complaints)
which might serve, as a basis for disciplinary action will be placed in the Flight
Attendants department file unless a copy is provided to the Flight Attendant within ten
(10) calendar days from receipt by Flight Service. Flight Service will date-stamp
documents containing derogatory comments with the date they are received by Flight
Service. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
b. In the event a document identifies a passenger, another Flight Attendant, or contains
derogatory comments about an employee other than the Flight Attendant, that
information will be redacted before the document is provided to the Flight Attendant.
The Flight Attendant shall not contact the complainant. If applicable, the class of
service where the incident occurred will be provided. If a grievance is filed which
involves the redacted document, the redacted information will be provided to the
grievant and APFA during the document exchange pursuant to Section 31 System
Board of Adjustment, Paragraph P. (UNION AGREED 6/5/14)
c. No documents regarding a passenger complaint shall be placed in the Flight
Attendants file unless:
(i) The alleged misconduct or disservice was something over which the Flight
Attendant had control; and (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
(ii) The Flight Attendant is named or adequately described in the document (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
d. The Flight Attendant may provide a written response to any document or notation
containing derogatory comments. These responses will be placed in the department file
by Flight Service Management. If the Company determines that the Flight Attendants
challenge to the document is justified, the document or notation will be removed and
destroyed. In no event will an anonymous document be placed in the department file.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
4. Removal of Discipline or Derogatory Letters
a. Upon a Flight Attendants request, any derogatory letters that did not result in discipline
shall be removed from a Flight Attendants file after twelve (12) active months from
the date the derogatory letter was placed in her/his file. (CO AGREED 6/4/14)
b. Disciplinary letters will remain in a Flight Attendants file up to two (2) years from the
date of issuance. Any expired disciplinary letter will be removed upon request.
However, a disciplinary letter will not be removed if the Flight Attendant has been
issued a disciplinary letter for the same or similar conduct before the expiration of the
disciplinary letter. Once a document has been removed or the applicable time period
above has elapsed without a recurrence of the same or similar conduct, the document
may not serve as a basis for any employment action, including any disciplinary action,
taken with respect to the Flight Attendant. CO AGREED 6/10/14
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5. Access to Department File
A Flight Attendant may make an appointment with Flight Service Management to review
her/his file, in managements presence, during regular office hours. AUnion representative
may also make an appointment, with a Flight Attendants written authorization or verbal
authorization to the Company, to review that Flight Attendants department file, including
electronic records used to track job performance or attendance. Documents in the Flight
Attendants department file, including electronic records used to track job performance or
attendance, may be duplicated upon request. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
S. IN-FLIGHT REST
When time permits during a flight, provided all scheduled in-flight services are completed,
passenger needs are met and all zones monitored, a Flight Attendant will be permitted to take
in-flight rest in accordance with the following provisions:
1. Guidelines for Use of Passenger Seat(s) During In-Flight Rest.
Although in-flight rest periods will vary depending on the schedule flying time, a Flight
Attendant will be permitted to take in-flight rest in a Flight Attendant or cockpit jumpseat,
or, if available, a passenger seat, aisle side, in the last row of Coach class provided that
there are no passengers seated in the row. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
a. The Company and the APFA agree to the following parameters on the use of a
passenger seat(s) for in-flight rest when in-flight rest is available and appropriate.
While taking in-flight rest in a passenger seat, a Flight Attendant should reflect a
professional and appropriate image to the passengers. This includes, for example: (CO
AGREED 5/14/14)
i. Occupying only one seats;
ii. Remaining awake;
iii. Refraining from enclosing seat(s) with blankets or similar items; and
iv. Using discretion while engaging in personal activities in order to remain accessible
to the passengers and available to perform Flight Attendant duties.
b. Flight Attendant rest will be coordinated by the Purser or the Lead Flight Attendant to
ensure all cabins remain monitored. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
c. If a Passenger is either assigned or requests to move to a designated crew rest seat, prior
to takeoff, the passengers request will be accommodated. If after takeoff, on flights
of five (5) hours or more, a passenger who requests to move to a designated crew rest
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seat will be accommodated at the discretion of the Purser or Lead Flight Attendant.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
d. It is understood that agents may not be requested to provide crew rest seats when these
seats are otherwise available or needed for passengers. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
2. Flights of Less Than Five (5) Hours Scheduled Flying Time
a. Crew Rest Time
The in-flight rest period shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes and one Flight Attendant
at a time will be permitted to take in-flight rest. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
b. Facilities
A Flight Attendant will be permitted to take rest in a Flight Attendant or cockpit
jumpseat or passenger seat, if available. (CO AGREED 5/14/14)
c. Activities
Flight Attendants may eat, drink or read during the designated in-flight rest period.
(CO AGREED 5/14/14)
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SECTION 38 - CREW REST
When time permits during a flight, provided all scheduled in-flight services are completed,
passenger needs are met and all zones monitored, a Flight Attendant will be permitted to take in-
flight rest in accordance with the following provisions: CO AGREED 7/22/14
A. GUIDELINES FOR USE OF PASSENGER SEAT(S) DURING IN-FLIGHT REST
Although in-flight rest periods will vary depending on the schedule flying time, a Flight
Attendant will be permitted to take in-flight rest in a Flight Attendant or cockpit jumpseat, or,
if available, a passenger seat, aisle side, in the last row of Coach class provided that there are
no passengers seated in the row. CO AGREED 7/22/14
1. The following parameters shall apply to the use of a passenger seat(s) for in-flight rest
when in-flight rest is available and appropriate. This includes, for example: COAGREED
7/22/14
a. Occupying only one seat; CO AGREED 7/22/14
b. Remaining awake; CO AGREED 7/22/14
c. Refraining from enclosing seat(s) with blankets or similar items; CO AGREED
7/22/14
d. Using discretion while engaging in personal activities in order to remain accessible to
the passengers and available to perform Flight Attendant duties; and CO AGREED
7/22/14
e. Reflecting a professional and appropriate image to the passengers CO AGREED
7/22/14
f. Eating, drinking or reading during the designated in-flight rest period. (See Paragraph
B for exceptions). Union Agreed 8/7/14
2. The Purser/Lead Flight Attendant will be responsible for the coordination and scheduling
of specific inflight rest periods for each working Flight Attendant. The Purser/Lead Flight
Attendant will schedule in-flight rest periods taking into consideration the services
scheduled. CO AGREED 7/25/14
3. On flights of less than seven (7) hours, if a passenger is either assigned or requests to move
to a crew rest seat, prior to takeoff, the passengers request will be accommodated. After
takeoff, if a passenger requests to move to a crew rest seat, the passenger will be
accommodated at the discretion of the Purser/Lead Flight Attendant. Union Agreed
8/11/14
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4. It is understood that agents may not be requested to provide crew rest seats when these
seats are otherwise available or needed for passengers. CO AGREED 7/22/14
B. CREW REST GUIDELINES
Flight
Segment
(Block)
# of F/As
who can
take crew
rest at a
time
Break
Duration
Sleeping
Permitted
Permitted to
watch
video/listen to
music
Location of
Rest
Blocked
or
Assigned
Seats
< 6:59 1 :15 No No Cabin
Jumpseat
Cockpit
Jumpseat
Customer
seat (last row
of M/C, aisle
if avl)
No
Turnaround
w/ more than
one leg
departing
after 2100 +
12 hour duty
day +
overnight
flight <7
hours
1 :30 Yes No Cabin
Jumpseat
Cockpit
Jumpseat
Customer
seat (last row
M/C, aisle if
avl)
Crew F/A
bunks or crew
rest seat (if
avbl)
No
7:00 11:59 Up to 4,
Pursers
discretion
45
minutes
Yes Yes Designated
crew rest
seats or F/A
bunks
Assigned
seats if no
bunks
12:00 14:29 Up to 4,
Pursers
discretion
2 hours* Yes Yes Designated
crew rest
seats or F/A
bunks
Assigned
seats if no
bunks
14:30 + Up to 4,
Pursers
discretion
3 hours** Yes Yes Designated
crew rest
seats or F/A
bunks
Assigned
seats if no
bunks
*On a long-range trip sequence, if either the inbound or the outbound leg of such long-range
sequence is less than twelve (12) hours scheduled flying time, in-flight rest on the leg that is less
than twelve (12) hours may be reduced to one hour thirty (1:30) minutes. CO AGREED 7/25/14
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**The Purser may extend the in-flight rest according to the available time and service requirements
of the flight. CO AGREED 7/25/14
C. CREW REST SEATS
On long or extended long range flying as defined in Section 14 International, the following
minimum standards must be met: CO AGREED 8/11/14
1. On 777 and 787 aircraft, four (4) crew bunks; CO AGREED 8/11/14
2. On other aircraft, four (4) curtained reclining/sleeper seats* CO AGREED 8/11/14
*Note: This provision does not apply to the A330 aircraft, which will continue to be governed by
the provisions of Paragraph I., below. Union Agreed 8/12/14
D. TYPE OF CREW REST FACILITY
Aircraft
Type
Facility Features
757 As specified in Paragraph E. Privacy curtain
Last row of Main Cabin
767-200 Seats C, D, and E in the last row of B or
C Zone
Standard features as equipped in
current fleet as of date of signing
767-300 Crew Rest Seats 17AB and 17HJ Standard features as equipped in
current fleet as of date of signing
A330 Seats A,B, G, and H at the 3L/R exit As described in paragraph I. below
777 F/A Bunks As described in paragraph G. below
787 F/A Bunks As described in paragraph H. below
CO AGREED 8/26/14
E. INTERNATIONAL 757 CREW REST SEATS
1. On B-757 aircraft used in International Operations of between seven (7) and eight (8) hours,
the crew rest will be provided row 36, seats D-E-F (LAA aircraft) and last row A-B-C (LUS
aircraft) and consistent with the following features: CO AGREED 8/26/14
a. For Flight Attendant rest only; CO AGREED 7/25/14
b. Placarded; CO AGREED 7/25/14
c. Reclining seats of the types provided to passengers in that class of service with
individual reading lights and air vents; and CO AGREED 7/25/14
d. Curtained. CO AGREED 7/25/14
2. On B-757 aircraft equipped with hydro-lock seats prior to the effective date of this Agreement
which are used in International Operations of eight (8) hours or more (scheduled), except for
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international routes to and from Charlotte and Philadelphia, which will be provided three (3)
curtained off Main Cabin Extra (MCE) seats, the crew rest will be provided at row 35, seats
D-E-F and row 36, seats D-E-F and will have the following features: (Agreed per
Note: If three curtained off MCE seats are not provisioned on International routes to and
from Charlotte and Philadelphia, existing hydro-lock crew rest seats will be provided.
a. A hydro-lock that allows the seats to be reclined to 70 degrees when used for crew rest;
CO AGREED 8/26/14
b. Adjustable headrest; CO AGREED 8/26/14
c. Combination leg rest and footrest; and CO AGREED 8/26/14
d. Privacy curtain and curtaining mechanism. CO AGREED 8/26/14
Note: Crew rest seats on B-757 aircraft not so configured prior to the date of this Agreement will
be provided three (3) seats in the last row as specified in Paragraph E.1, above. (Agreed per
F. INTERNATIONAL 767 CREW REST SEATS
1. Parameters for Design, Location and Amenities for the 767-200 CO AGREED 8/11/14
a. Placarded; CO AGREED 7/25/14
b. Reclining seats of the types provided to passengers in that class of service with
individual reading lights and air vents; CO AGREED 7/25/14
c. Curtained; and CO AGREED 7/25/14
d. Seats C-D-E in the last row of B zone or C zone. CO AGREED 7/25/14
2. Parameters for Design, Location and Amenities for 767-300ER CO AGREED 8/11/14
a. Crew rest seats for flights seven (7) hours or more scheduled flying time but not
exceeding twelve (12) hours scheduled flying time, the following parameters in the
design, location and amenities for Crew Rest Seats will be established. CO AGREED
7/25/14
b. There will a total of four (4) crew seats (2 crew rest doubles). The crew rest seats will
include the standard mechanisms of the current 767 Business Class seats, including:
CO AGREED 7/25/14
i. Seats 17A B and 17 H J. CO AGREED 8/11/14
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ii. A minimum of sixty (60) degrees recline from vertical;
CO AGREED 7/25/14
ii. A footrest which can be extended and adjusted to a minimum of sixty (60) degrees;
CO AGREED 7/25/14
iii. Audio capability; CO AGREED 7/25/14
iv. Additional seat cushioning; CO AGREED 7/25/14
v. Leather or cloth material, at APFAs option CO AGREED 7/25/14
c. There will be a fixed floor to overhead bin partitions forward and aft of the crew rest
seats. There will also be a partial wrap-around privacy shell that will be used in
conjunction with a partial curtain along the side of the outboard crew rest seats to
provide additional privacy. CO AGREED 7/25/14
d. Each crew rest seat double will be located in an area that will have seventy-one (71)
inches of total space to accommodate the recline and footrest, and will have a non-
detachable, full-length, weighted privacy curtain with noise and light-inhibiting
features. Curtains will not require Flight Attendant assembly or set-up. CO AGREED
7/25/14
G. INTERNATIONAL 777 CREW BUNKS
777 Flights Over Seven (7) Hours
Crew Bunk Parameters the Company has committed to install on all 777 aircraft to be flown
in International missions of seven (7) hours or greater shall include, at a minimum, the
following components and characteristics: (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
1. At least four (4) bunks exclusively for Flight Attendant use contained wholly within
a single bunk module unit; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
2. Interior bunk height (maximum head room in the bunk) of no less than thirty-four
inches (34); (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
3. Interior bunk length of no less than seventy-six inches (76); (CO AGREED
7/22/14)
4. Interior bunk width of no less than twenty-seven inches (27); (CO AGREED
7/22/14)
5. Individual reading lights in each bunk; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
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6. Individual audio capability in each bunk; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
7. Individual temperature control in each module; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
8. Individual air vents in each bunk; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
9. Vanity mirror in each module; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
10. Closet for storage of clothing in each module. (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
H. INTERNATIONAL 787 CREW BUNKS
The 787 shall include, at a minimum, the following components and characteristics:
1. At least four (4) bunks exclusively for Flight Attendant use contained wholly within a
single bunk module unit; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
2. Interior bunk heights will vary depending on bunk location within the bunk module. Middle
bunk height is 32.36; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
3. Interior bunk length of no less than seventy-nine inches (79); (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
4. Interior bunk width of no less than twenty-seven and one half inches (27.5); (CO
AGREED 7/22/14)
5. Area and task lighting; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
6. Individual service outlets; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
7. PC power outlets in each bunk; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
8. Personal air outlets in each bunk; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
9. Compartment humidification; (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
10. Stowage pouch for personal belongings in each bunk. (CO AGREED
7/22/14)
I. INTERNATIONAL A330 CREW REST SEATS
1. Seats A, B, G, and H at the 3L/3R exit; CO AGREED 7/25/14
2. Placarded; CO AGREED 7/25/14
3. Reclining seats of the type provided to passengers in that class of service with individual
reading lights and air vents; CO AGREED 7/25/14
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4. Curtained; CO AGREED 7/25/14
5. An ottoman for leg rest. CO AGREED 7/25/14
J. CREW REST SEATS/BUNKS PROCEDURES FOR SIGNIFICANT
MALFUNCTIONS
In the event one (1) or more Bunks/Crew Rest Seats become unavailable for use due to a
significant malfunction, the Company will provide substitute Crew Rest Seats as follows: (CO
AGREED 7/22/14)
1. For flights seven (7) hours or more scheduled flying time, but not exceeding twelve (12)
hours scheduled flying time, one (1) regular Main Cabin passenger seat will be provided
on a one-for-one basis for each Crew Rest Seat which is unusable. (COAGREED 7/22/14)
2. For flights over ten (10) hours scheduled flying time on 777/787 aircraft configured with
bunks, one (1) regular Business Class passenger seat will be provided on a one-for-one
basis for each bunk which is unusable, if a Business Class passenger seat is available.
Should a Business Class passenger seat be unavailable, a Main Cabin Extra (MCE)
passenger seat will be made available. If a MCE passenger seat is unavailable, a Main
Cabin passenger seat will be made available. (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
3. Further, when the provisions above apply, and when a known significant malfunction exists
on an aircraft, blocking of the appropriate passenger seats shall be accomplished twenty-
four (24) hours in advance of scheduled departure time. (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
4. For the purposes of this provision, significant malfunction will mean a lack of
functionality. Examples of significant malfunctions will include: (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
a. the crew rest seat has no recline or the seat cushion is missing, or(CO AGREED
7/22/14)
b. there is no oxygen access to a bunk/seat. (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
5. Examples which do not constitute a significant malfunction include: (CO AGREED
7/22/14)
a. a lack of a reading light or missing curtain, or (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
b. an inoperative footrest. (CO AGREED 7/22/14)
K. CREW REST ACCOMODATIONS
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1. The Company and APFA will meet to discuss the design of crew rest accommodation for
existing and future aircraft falling within International crew rest parameters. (CO
AGREED 7/22/14)
2. The Company will provide comparable accommodations for any future aircraft brought
into the fleet. (CO AGREED 7/25/14)
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SECTION 39 - AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT
Either party hereto may, at any time, propose in writing to the other party an amendment or
amendments which they may desire to make to this Agreement, or supplemental agreements
thereto, and if such amendment or amendments are agreed to by both the said parties, such
amendment or amendments shall be stated in writing. Each party to this Agreement agrees to keep
the other informed, by written notice, of the individual(s) authorized to amend and/or enter into
understandings in matters concerning this Agreement.

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